Research Article

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

Table 8

Measurements of Chiloscyllium griseum, ZMH 25676. Weight: 774 g, sex: female.

Measurement[mm][%TL]

TL, total length595100.0
FOR, fork length
PRC, precaudal length45075.6
PD2, pre-D2-length34057.1
PD1, pre-D1-length22537.8
HDL, head length13021.8
PG1, prebranchial length94.515.9
PDP, prespiracular length528.7
POB, preorbital length447.4
PP1, prepectoral length10918.3
PP2, prepelvic length22037.0
SVL, snout—anterior vent length23239.0
PAL, preanal fin length42070.6
IDS, interdorsal space477.9
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space589.7
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space8013.4
PAS, pelvic—anal space17128.7
ACS, anal—caudal space00.0
PCA, pelvic—caudal space24541.2
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.38063.9
PRN, prenarial length14.52.4
POR, preoral length274.5
EYL, eye length111.8
EYH, eye height6.61.1
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit386.4
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)14.32.4
GS2, 2nd gill slit height152.5
GS3, 3rd gill slit height162.7
GS4, 4th gill slit height142.4
GS5, 5th gill slit height142.4
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.81.513.7
P1B, pectoral base length41.57.0
P1I, pectoral inner margin length376.2
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length599.9
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)6911.6
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)7612.8
SOD, subocular pocket depth
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length14524.4
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 length183.0
CSW, subterminal caudal width162.7
CTR, terminal caudal margin length213.5
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length22.53.8
D1L, D1 total length74.512.5
D1A, D1 anterior margin length7011.8
D1B, D1 base length559.2
D1H, D1 vertical height437.2
D1I, D1 inner margin length193.2
D1P, D1 posterior margin length376.2
D2L, D2 total length70.511.8
D2A, D2 anterior margin length6611.1
D2B, D2 base length559.2
D2H, D2 vertical height366.1
D2I, D2 inner margin length172.9
D2P, D2 posterior margin length335.5
P2L, pelvic total length7011.8
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length569.4
P2B, pelvic base length274.5
P2H, pelvic height = max. width457.6
P2I, pelvic inner margin length294.9
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length406.7
ANL, anal fin total length6611.1
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length
ANB, anal fin base length6110.3
ANH, anal fin vertical height142.4
ANI, anal fin inner margin length5.40.9
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.
HDH, head height at P origin589.7
TRH, trunk height at P base end7011.8
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end37.56.3
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end386.4
CPH, caudal peduncle height16.52.8
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end12521.0
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin599.9
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end528.7
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin10317.3
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin9015.1
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end9916.6
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)
MOW, mouth width386.4
ULA, upper labial furrow length122.0
LLA, lower labial furrow length91.5
NOW, nostril width2.50.4
INW, internarial width244.0
ANF, anterior nasal flap length
INO, interorbital space, “bony”20.53.4
SPL, spiracle length7.51.3
ESL, eye—spiracle space
HDW, head width at middle gill slits7312.3
TRW, trunk width at P base ends7011.8
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end355.9
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends406.7
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin12.52.1
CLO, clasper outer margin length
CLI, clasper inner margin length
CLB, clasper base width
Barbel length132.2
Width of cephalofoil