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

Table 10

Measurements of Chiloscyllium punctatum, ZMH 25678. Weight: 670 g, sex: male.

Measurement	[mm]	[%TL]
TL, total length	617	100.0
FOR, fork length	—	—
PRC, precaudal length	495	80.2
PD2, pre-D2-length	352	57.1
PD1, pre-D1-length	225	36.5
HDL, head length	121	19.6
PG1, prebranchial length	91	14.7
PDP, prespiracular length	52	8.4
POB, preorbital length	45	7.3
PP1, prepectoral length	108	17.5
PP2, prepelvic length	210	34.0
SVL, snout—anterior vent length	220	35.7
PAL, preanal fin length	440	71.3
IDS, interdorsal space	71	11.5
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space	58	9.4
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space	68	11.0
PAS, pelvic—anal space	200	32.4
ACS, anal—caudal space	0	0.0
PCA, pelvic—caudal space	255	41.3
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.	399	64.7
PRN, prenarial length	12	1.9
POR, preoral length	23	3.7
EYL, eye length	11.5	1.9
EYH, eye height	5	0.8
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit	31	5.0
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)	14.3	2.3
GS2, 2nd gill slit height	16.4	2.7
GS3, 3rd gill slit height	17.2	2.8
GS4, 4th gill slit height	16.8	2.7
GS5, 5th gill slit height	17	2.8
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.	81	13.1
P1B, pectoral base length	28	4.5
P1I, pectoral inner margin length	40	6.5
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length	46	7.5
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)	70	11.3
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)	64	10.4
SOD, subocular pocket depth	—	—
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length	140	22.7
CPV, preventral caudal margin length	—	—
CPU, upper postventral C margin l.	—	—
CPL, lower postventral C margin l.	—	—
CFW, caudal fork width	—	—
CFL, caudal fork length	—	—
CST, subterminal C margin length	17	2.8
CSW, subterminal caudal width	17	2.8
CTR, terminal caudal margin length	20.5	3.3
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length	28	4.5
D1L, D1 total length	89	14.4
D1A, D1 anterior margin length	89	14.4
D1B, D1 base length	65	10.5
D1H, D1 vertical height	44	7.1
D1I, D1 inner margin length	23.5	3.8
D1P, D1 posterior margin length	50	8.1
D2L, D2 total length	76	12.3
D2A, D2 anterior margin length	73	11.8
D2B, D2 base length	59	9.6
D2H, D2 vertical height	40	6.5
D2I, D2 inner margin length	18.5	3.0
D2P, D2 posterior margin length	39	6.3
P2L, pelvic total length	62	10.0
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length	62	10.0
P2B, pelvic base length	45	7.3
P2H, pelvic height = max. width	38	6.2
P2I, pelvic inner margin length	19	3.1
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length	39	6.3
ANL, anal fin total length	65	10.5
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length	—	—
ANB, anal fin base length	55	8.9
ANH, anal fin vertical height	17	2.8
ANI, anal fin inner margin length	9	1.5
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.	—	—
HDH, head height at P origin	54	8.8
TRH, trunk height at P base end	58	9.4
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end	40	6.5
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end	40	6.5
CPH, caudal peduncle height	17	2.8
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end	132	21.4
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin	48	7.8
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end	61	9.9
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin	123	19.9
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin	88	14.3
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end	78	12.6
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)	—	—
MOW, mouth width	28	4.5
ULA, upper labial furrow length	9.7	1.6
LLA, lower labial furrow length	4.5	0.7
NOW, nostril width	2.5	0.4
INW, internarial width	22	3.6
ANF, anterior nasal flap length	—	—
INO, interorbital space, “bony”	22	3.6
SPL, spiracle length	9	1.5
ESL, eye—spiracle space	—	—
HDW, head width at middle gill slits	62	10.0
TRW, trunk width at P base ends	61	9.9
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end	29.5	4.8
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends	36	5.8
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin	13.5	2.2
CLO, clasper outer margin length	15	2.4
CLI, clasper inner margin length	27	4.4
CLB, clasper base width	5	0.8
Barbel length	13	2.1
Width of cephalofoil	—	—