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Contribution to the Taxonomy and Distribution of Six Shark Species (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Gulf of Thailand

Table 3

Measurements of Hemigaleus microstoma, ZMH 25682. Weight: 1490 g, sex: male.


Measurement	[mm]	[%TL]

TL, total length	790	100.0
FOR, fork length	660	83.5
PRC, precaudal length	605	76.6
PD2, pre-D2-length	475	60.1
PD1, pre-D1-length	220	27.8
HDL, head length	155	19.6
PG1, prebranchial length	119	15.1
PDP, prespiracular length	80	10.1
POB, preorbital length	56	7.1
PP1, prepectoral length	146	18.5
PP2, prepelvic length	340	43.0
SVL, snout—anterior vent length	355	44.9
PAL, preanal fin length	490	62.0
IDS, interdorsal space	205	25.9
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space	76	9.6
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space	190	24.1
PAS, pelvic—anal space	120	15.2
ACS, anal—caudal space	72	9.1
PCA, pelvic—caudal space	220	27.8
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.	435	55.1
PRN, prenarial length	25	3.2
POR, preoral length	54	6.8
EYL, eye length	20	2.5
EYH, eye height	16	2.0
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit	37	4.7
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)	22	2.8
GS2, 2nd gill slit height	25	3.2
GS3, 3rd gill slit height	24	3.0
GS4, 4th gill slit height	23	2.9
GS5, 5th gill slit height	17	2.2
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.	119	15.1
P1B, pectoral base length	34	4.3
P1I, pectoral inner margin length	37	4.7
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length	82	10.4
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)	100	12.7
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)	68	8.6
SOD, subocular pocket depth	6	0.8
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length	178	22.5
CPV, preventral caudal margin length	84	10.6
CPU, upper postventral C margin l.	79.5	10.1
CPL, lower postventral C margin l.	33	4.2
CFW, caudal fork width	42	5.3
CFL, caudal fork length	54	6.8
CST, subterminal C margin length	21	2.7
CSW, subterminal caudal width	16	2.0
CTR, terminal caudal margin length	44	5.6
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length	58	7.3
D1L, D1 total length	110	13.9
D1A, D1 anterior margin length	118	14.9
D1B, D1 base length	82	10.4
D1H, D1 vertical height	60	7.6
D1I, D1 inner margin length	25.5	3.2
D1P, D1 posterior margin length	55	7.0
D2L, D2 total length	78	9.9
D2A, D2 anterior margin length	67	8.5
D2B, D2 base length	56	7.1
D2H, D2 vertical height	38	4.8
D2I, D2 inner margin length	22	2.8
D2P, D2 posterior margin length	41	5.2
P2L, pelvic total length	68	8.6
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length	65	8.2
P2B, pelvic base length	43	5.4
P2H, pelvic height = max. width	41	5.2
P2I, pelvic inner margin length	27	3.4
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length	40	5.1
ANL, anal fin total length	62	7.8
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length	52	6.6
ANB, anal fin base length	44	5.6
ANH, anal fin vertical height	29	3.7
ANI, anal fin inner margin length	19	2.4
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.	30	3.8
HDH, head height at P origin	69	8.7
TRH, trunk height at P base end	79	10.0
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end	86	10.9
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end	56	7.1
CPH, caudal peduncle height	22.5	2.8
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end	90	11.4
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin	78	9.9
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end	85	10.8
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin	112	14.2
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin	10	1.3
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end	2	0.3
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)	16	2.0
MOW, mouth width	44	5.6
ULA, upper labial furrow length	12	1.5
LLA, lower labial furrow length	7.8	1.0
NOW, nostril width	14.5	1.8
INW, internarial width	29	3.7
ANF, anterior nasal flap length	5.3	0.7
INO, interorbital space, “bony”	48	6.1
SPL, spiracle length	2	0.3
ESL, eye—spiracle space	8	1.0
HDW, head width at middle gill slits	63	8.0
TRW, trunk width at P base ends	68	8.6
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end	61	7.7
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends	52	6.6
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin	17.5	2.2
CLO, clasper outer margin length	56	7.1
CLI, clasper inner margin length	63	8.0
CLB, clasper base width	8	1.0
Barbel length	—	—
Width of cephalofoil	—	—