Table 5.
Means and standard deviations for external morphometric trait of normal and skeletal deformity group in Far Eastern catfish, Silurus asotus*1

Morphometric dimension (%)	Normal samples (n=56)	Types of skeletal deformity*2
		S (n=1)	J (n=1)	U (n=1)	M (n=1)
		DALAD/Ls	32.3±2.78	31.5	32.1	32.4	31.8
DPDPL/Ls	71.7±3.74	62.8*	72.1	72.8	71.2
HPLAA/Ls	56.9±2.18	44.1*	55.4	56.4	56.1
HALAV/Ls	37.5±1.16	37.4	37.9	38.0	37.6
HALOP/Ls	21.6±0.25	21.0	22.4	21.9	22.1
DAAPO/Ls	14.6±1.05	14.8	16.8*	14.9	14.1
DAUPO/Ls	19.5±0.49	19.4	19.9	19.4	20.0
DALAD/Ls	16.7±0.40	16.5	14.1*	16.8	16.0
CH/Ls	5.8±0.59	2.4*	5.9	6.1	5.6
BDAA/Ls	16.3±0.63	17.1	16.4	16.8	16.1
BDMA/Ls	12.5±0.99	14.3*	12.8	12.5	12.5
BDMA/BDAA	76.5±3.16	83.6*	78.0	74.4	77.6
HWOP/Ls	15.9±0.67	15.4	15.9	16.4	15.6
HARL/HWOP	81.1±4.28	83.1	70.8*	78.5	81.4
DAHRB/DAHLB	100.1±3.07	101.1	98.9	91.1*	100.2
DAHRU/DAHLU	100.4±2.91	100.5	99.7	90.8*	100.8
DAHRL/DAHLL	100.2±4.88	100.7	100.9	100.1	101.9*

For abbreviations refer to Table 1. The values of normal group are means SD (n=20) of triplicate groups.
S: spinal curvature; J: The luxation of jawbone; U: abnormality of upper lip; and M: malocclusion. The values of asterisk mark are significantly different from the value of normal group (P<0.05).