Research Article

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

Table 2

Measurements of Carcharhinus dussumieri, ZMH 25683. Weight: 1831 g, sex: male.

Measurement[mm][%TL]

TL, total length750100.0
FOR, fork length61481.9
PRC, precaudal length55574.0
PD2, pre-D2-length45861.1
PD1, pre-D1-length25033.3
HDL, head length16021.3
PG1, prebranchial length12116.1
PDP, prespiracular length
POB, preorbital length597.9
PP1, prepectoral length14719.6
PP2, prepelvic length32543.3
SVL, snout—anterior vent length34345.7
PAL, preanal fin length45760.9
IDS, interdorsal space18124.1
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space628.3
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space15220.3
PAS, pelvic—anal space8210.9
ACS, anal—caudal space597.9
PCA, pelvic—caudal space19325.7
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.40053.3
PRN, prenarial length222.9
POR, preoral length456.0
EYL, eye length16.42.2
EYH, eye height13.61.8
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit385.1
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)172.3
GS2, 2nd gill slit height202.7
GS3, 3rd gill slit height212.8
GS4, 4th gill slit height20.32.7
GS5, 5th gill slit height141.9
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.11815.7
P1B, pectoral base length415.5
P1I, pectoral inner margin length445.9
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length9012.0
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)9913.2
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)7910.5
SOD, subocular pocket depth60.8
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length19025.3
CPV, preventral caudal margin length92.512.3
CPU, upper postventral C margin l.8811.7
CPL, lower postventral C margin l.405.3
CFW, caudal fork width547.2
CFL, caudal fork length597.9
CST, subterminal C margin length192.5
CSW, subterminal caudal width182.4
CTR, terminal caudal margin length415.5
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length537.1
D1L, D1 total length11815.7
D1A, D1 anterior margin length12016.0
D1B, D1 base length7810.4
D1H, D1 vertical height739.7
D1I, D1 inner margin length395.2
D1P, D1 posterior margin length749.9
D2L, D2 total length7610.1
D2A, D2 anterior margin length476.3
D2B, D2 base length445.9
D2H, D2 vertical height263.5
D2I, D2 inner margin length314.1
D2P, D2 posterior margin length425.6
P2L, pelvic total length709.3
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length51.56.9
P2B, pelvic base length395.2
P2H, pelvic height = max. width344.5
P2I, pelvic inner margin length222.9
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length395.2
ANL, anal fin total length739.7
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length466.1
ANB, anal fin base length415.5
ANH, anal fin vertical height243.2
ANI, anal fin inner margin length334.4
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.39.55.3
HDH, head height at P origin8010.7
TRH, trunk height at P base end8711.6
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end10013.3
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end689.1
CPH, caudal peduncle height293.9
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end709.3
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin709.3
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end709.3
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin11014.7
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin30.4
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end50.7
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)354.7
MOW, mouth width506.7
ULA, upper labial furrow length
LLA, lower labial furrow length
NOW, nostril width121.6
INW, internarial width30.54.1
ANF, anterior nasal flap length3.50.5
INO, interorbital space, “bony”608.0
SPL, spiracle length
ESL, eye—spiracle space
HDW, head width at middle gill slits7910.5
TRW, trunk width at P base ends7610.1
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end678.9
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends547.2
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin253.3
CLO, clasper outer margin length739.7
CLI, clasper inner margin length7810.4
CLB, clasper base width101.3
Barbel length
Width of cephalofoil