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

Table 4

Measurements of Paragaleus randalli, ZMH 25681. Weight: 1026 g, sex: male.

Measurement	[mm]	[%TL]
TL, total length	750	100.0
FOR, fork length	620	82.7
PRC, precaudal length	570	76.0
PD2, pre-D2-length	450	60.0
PD1, pre-D1-length	215	28.7
HDL, head length	150	20.0
PG1, prebranchial length	111	14.8
PDP, prespiracular length	75	10.0
POB, preorbital length	52.5	7.0
PP1, prepectoral length	140	18.7
PP2, prepelvic length	320	42.7
SVL, snout—anterior vent length	335	44.7
PAL, preanal fin length	470	62.7
IDS, interdorsal space	195	26.0
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space	85	11.3
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space	160	21.3
PAS, pelvic—anal space	110	14.7
ACS, anal—caudal space	75	10.0
PCA, pelvic—caudal space	225	30.0
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.	430	57.3
PRN, prenarial length	32	4.3
POR, preoral length	46.5	6.2
EYL, eye length	17	2.3
EYH, eye height	9.5	1.3
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit	38	5.1
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)	17.5	2.3
GS2, 2nd gill slit height	18.5	2.5
GS3, 3rd gill slit height	21	2.8
GS4, 4th gill slit height	21.5	2.9
GS5, 5th gill slit height	17	2.3
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.	93	12.4
P1B, pectoral base length	30	4.0
P1I, pectoral inner margin length	38	5.1
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length	55	7.3
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)	78	10.4
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)	67	8.9
SOD, subocular pocket depth	8.5	1.1
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length	165	22.0
CPV, preventral caudal margin length	66	8.8
CPU, upper postventral C margin l.	77	10.3
CPL, lower postventral C margin l.	20	2.7
CFW, caudal fork width	39	5.2
CFL, caudal fork length	49.5	6.6
CST, subterminal C margin length	24	3.2
CSW, subterminal caudal width	15.7	2.1
CTR, terminal caudal margin length	39	5.2
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length	53	7.1
D1L, D1 total length	89	11.9
D1A, D1 anterior margin length	83	11.1
D1B, D1 base length	67	8.9
D1H, D1 vertical height	50	6.7
D1I, D1 inner margin length	25	3.3
D1P, D1 posterior margin length	59	7.9
D2L, D2 total length	66	8.8
D2A, D2 anterior margin length	52	6.9
D2B, D2 base length	50	6.7
D2H, D2 vertical height	32	4.3
D2I, D2 inner margin length	21	2.8
D2P, D2 posterior margin length	43.5	5.8
P2L, pelvic total length	65	8.7
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length	56	7.5
P2B, pelvic base length	37	4.9
P2H, pelvic height = max. width	32	4.3
P2I, pelvic inner margin length	17	2.3
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length	31	4.1
ANL, anal fin total length	57	7.6
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length	44	5.9
ANB, anal fin base length	40.5	5.4
ANH, anal fin vertical height	22	2.9
ANI, anal fin inner margin length	18	2.4
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.	25.5	3.4
HDH, head height at P origin	63	8.4
TRH, trunk height at P base end	72	9.6
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end	71	9.5
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end	54	7.2
CPH, caudal peduncle height	21	2.8
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end	75	10.0
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin	73	9.7
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end	70	9.3
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin	122	16.3
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin	8	1.1
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end	1	0.1
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)	18	2.4
MOW, mouth width	32	4.3
ULA, upper labial furrow length	12	1.6
LLA, lower labial furrow length	8	1.1
NOW, nostril width	9	1.2
INW, internarial width	23.5	3.1
ANF, anterior nasal flap length	3.5	0.5
INO, interorbital space, “bony”	42	5.6
SPL, spiracle length	1	0.1
ESL, eye—spiracle space	7	0.9
HDW, head width at middle gill slits	52	6.9
TRW, trunk width at P base ends	58	7.7
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end	51	6.8
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends	43	5.7
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin	16	2.1
CLO, clasper outer margin length	55	7.3
CLI, clasper inner margin length	61	8.1
CLB, clasper base width	9	1.2
Barbel length	—	—
Width of cephalofoil	—	—