Research Article

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

Table 7

Measurements of Chiloscyllium griseum, ZMH 25675. Weight: 704 g, sex: female.

Measurement[mm][%TL]

TL, total length560100.0
FOR, fork length
PRC, precaudal length42575.9
PD2, pre-D2-length32057.1
PD1, pre-D1-length22039.3
HDL, head length12522.3
PG1, prebranchial length9016.1
PDP, prespiracular length51.59.2
POB, preorbital length43.57.8
PP1, prepectoral length9717.3
PP2, prepelvic length20536.6
SVL, snout—anterior vent length21137.7
PAL, preanal fin length40071.4
IDS, interdorsal space417.3
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space529.3
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space6712.0
PAS, pelvic—anal space160.528.7
ACS, anal—caudal space00.0
PCA, pelvic—caudal space214.538.3
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.35363.0
PRN, prenarial length13.32.4
POR, preoral length274.8
EYL, eye length11.42.0
EYH, eye height61.1
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit34.56.2
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)12.52.2
GS2, 2nd gill slit height14.52.6
GS3, 3rd gill slit height15.72.8
GS4, 4th gill slit height13.52.4
GS5, 5th gill slit height142.5
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.77.513.8
P1B, pectoral base length407.1
P1I, pectoral inner margin length376.6
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length559.8
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)6712.0
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)74.513.3
SOD, subocular pocket depth
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length13624.3
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 length203.6
CSW, subterminal caudal width173.0
CTR, terminal caudal margin length234.1
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length315.5
D1L, D1 total length66.511.9
D1A, D1 anterior margin length6311.3
D1B, D1 base length50.59.0
D1H, D1 vertical height43.57.8
D1I, D1 inner margin length203.6
D1P, D1 posterior margin length34.56.2
D2L, D2 total length6912.3
D2A, D2 anterior margin length6411.4
D2B, D2 base length519.1
D2H, D2 vertical height35.56.3
D2I, D2 inner margin length173.0
D2P, D2 posterior margin length29.55.3
P2L, pelvic total length70.512.6
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length549.6
P2B, pelvic base length285.0
P2H, pelvic height = max. width44.57.9
P2I, pelvic inner margin length244.3
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length427.5
ANL, anal fin total length5910.5
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length
ANB, anal fin base length54.59.7
ANH, anal fin vertical height14.52.6
ANI, anal fin inner margin length6.51.2
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.
HDH, head height at P origin5910.5
TRH, trunk height at P base end6411.4
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end35.56.3
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end397.0
CPH, caudal peduncle height173.0
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end11720.9
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin508.9
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end488.6
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin94.516.9
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin8515.2
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end8715.5
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)
MOW, mouth width35.56.3
ULA, upper labial furrow length122.1
LLA, lower labial furrow length81.4
NOW, nostril width30.5
INW, internarial width22.54.0
ANF, anterior nasal flap length
INO, interorbital space, “bony”254.5
SPL, spiracle length9.51.7
ESL, eye—spiracle space
HDW, head width at middle gill slits7413.2
TRW, trunk width at P base ends6812.1
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end325.7
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends366.4
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin132.3
CLO, clasper outer margin length
CLI, clasper inner margin length
CLB, clasper base width
Barbel length132.3
Width of cephalofoil