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Table 4 Variable loadings from sheared principal components analysis for morphometric characters of Stegastes species

From: A reappraisal of Stegastes species occurring in the South Atlantic using morphological and molecular data

 

Principal component

PC1

sPC2

sPC3

Percentage of variance

88.63

2.640

2.118

Variables

Standard length

0.258112

−0.001448

−0.210450

Head length

0.241320

0.047276

−0.232662

Snout length

0.303126

−0.296250

−0.552961

Orbit diameter

0.200732

−0.020172

−0.235335

Greatest body depth

0.255074

0.319120

−0.100978

Predorsal length

0.246296

0.030081

−0.044675

Length of last dorsal spine

0.240925

0.016873

0.384464

Length of longest dorsal ray

0.276920

−0.264052

0.202150

Anal fin base length

0.237181

0.094722

0.219734

Length of second anal spine

0.245731

−0.383452

0.149272

Length of longest anal ray

0.261460

−0.477297

0.144833

Pectoral fin length

0.241844

0.114243

0.014072

Pelvic fin length

0.201796

0.123833

0.466247

Caudal fin length

0.271083

−0.167673

−0.092469

Caudal peduncle depth

0.241178

0.406146

0.017068

Interorbital width

0.258160

0.360734

−0.140756