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

Table 5

Measurements of Sphyrna lewini, ZMH 25679. Weight: 766 g, sex: female.
Measurement[mm][%TL]
TL, total length580100.0
FOR, fork length42573.3
PRC, precaudal length38566.4
PD2, pre-D2-length32556.0
PD1, pre-D1-length14024.1
HDL, head length13523.3
PG1, prebranchial length10117.4
PDP, prespiracular length——
POB, preorbital length386.6
PP1, prepectoral length12521.6
PP2, prepelvic length25343.6
SVL, snout—anterior vent length26545.7
PAL, preanal fin length31554.3
IDS, interdorsal space11920.5
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space406.9
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space11620.0
PAS, pelvic—anal space447.6
ACS, anal—caudal space345.9
PCA, pelvic—caudal space11019.0
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.31854.8
PRN, prenarial length264.5
POR, preoral length396.7
EYL, eye length132.2
EYH, eye height111.9
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit386.6
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)162.8
GS2, 2nd gill slit height193.3
GS3, 3rd gill slit height213.6
GS4, 4th gill slit height19.43.3
GS5, 5th gill slit height152.6
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.73.512.7
P1B, pectoral base length325.5
P1I, pectoral inner margin length264.5
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length467.9
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)60.510.4
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)559.5
SOD, subocular pocket depth50.9
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length18531.9
CPV, preventral caudal margin length69.512.0
CPU, upper postventral C margin l.12221.0
CPL, lower postventral C margin l.33.55.8
CFW, caudal fork width498.4
CFL, caudal fork length467.9
CST, subterminal C margin length162.8
CSW, subterminal caudal width132.2
CTR, terminal caudal margin length25.54.4
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length345.9
D1L, D1 total length8715.0
D1A, D1 anterior margin length9917.1
D1B, D1 base length6310.9
D1H, D1 vertical height6811.7
D1I, D1 inner margin length234.0
D1P, D1 posterior margin length6210.7
D2L, D2 total length518.8
D2A, D2 anterior margin length274.7
D2B, D2 base length223.8
D2H, D2 vertical height152.6
D2I, D2 inner margin length305.2
D2P, D2 posterior margin length315.3
P2L, pelvic total length478.1
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length335.7
P2B, pelvic base length315.3
P2H, pelvic height = max. width295.0
P2I, pelvic inner margin length315.3
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length345.9
ANL, anal fin total length549.3
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length325.5
ANB, anal fin base length335.7
ANH, anal fin vertical height172.9
ANI, anal fin inner margin length234.0
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.325.5
HDH, head height at P origin6911.9
TRH, trunk height at P base end7312.6
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end66.511.5
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end5910.2
CPH, caudal peduncle height28.54.9
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end427.2
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin7212.4
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end539.1
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin6811.7
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin101.7
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end30.5
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)203.4
MOW, mouth width406.9
ULA, upper labial furrow length——
LLA, lower labial furrow length1.50.3
NOW, nostril width11.82.0
INW, internarial width109.518.9
ANF, anterior nasal flap length——
INO, interorbital space, “bony”14725.3
SPL, spiracle length——
ESL, eye—spiracle space——
HDW, head width at middle gill slits549.3
TRW, trunk width at P base ends559.5
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end488.3
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends406.9
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin172.9
CLO, clasper outer margin length——
CLI, clasper inner margin length——
CLB, clasper base width——
Barbel length——
Width of cephalofoil15326.4