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

Table 9

Measurements of Chiloscyllium punctatum, ZMH 25677. Weight: 599 g, sex: female.

Measurement	[mm]	[%TL]
TL, total length	560	100.0
FOR, fork length	—	—
PRC, precaudal length	422	75.4
PD2, pre-D2-length	310	55.4
PD1, pre-D1-length	210	37.5
HDL, head length	115	20.5
PG1, prebranchial length	85	15.2
PDP, prespiracular length	49	8.8
POB, preorbital length	43	7.7
PP1, prepectoral length	89	15.9
PP2, prepelvic length	183	32.7
SVL, snout—anterior vent length	195	34.8
PAL, preanal fin length	395	70.5
IDS, interdorsal space	57	10.2
DCS, dorsal (D2)—caudal space	57	10.2
PPS, pectoral—pelvic space	64	11.4
PAS, pelvic—anal space	172	30.7
ACS, anal—caudal space	0	0.0
PCA, pelvic—caudal space	230	41.1
VCL, anterior vent—caudal tip l.	363	64.8
PRN, prenarial length	7	1.3
POR, preoral length	19	3.4
EYL, eye length	10	1.8
EYH, eye height	4	0.7
ING, intergill length 1st to last slit	27	4.8
GS1, 1st gill slit height (unspread)	13	2.3
GS2, 2nd gill slit height	15	2.7
GS3, 3rd gill slit height	16	2.9
GS4, 4th gill slit height	16	2.9
GS5, 5th gill slit height	13.5	2.4
P1A, pectoral anterior margin l.	73	13.0
P1B, pectoral base length	30	5.4
P1I, pectoral inner margin length	35	6.3
P1P, pectoral posterior margin length	40	7.1
P1H, pectoral height (base end to tip)	64	11.4
P1L, pec. length (ant. base to post. tip)	61	10.9
SOD, subocular pocket depth	—	—
CDM, dorsal caudal margin length	113	20.2
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	19	3.4
CSW, subterminal caudal width	15	2.7
CTR, terminal caudal margin length	25	4.5
CTL, terminal caudal lobe length	30	5.4
D1L, D1 total length	79	14.1
D1A, D1 anterior margin length	74	13.2
D1B, D1 base length	54	9.6
D1H, D1 vertical height	47	8.4
D1I, D1 inner margin length	24.5	4.4
D1P, D1 posterior margin length	48	8.6
D2L, D2 total length	79.5	14.2
D2A, D2 anterior margin length	69	12.3
D2B, D2 base length	62	11.1
D2H, D2 vertical height	39.5	7.1
D2I, D2 inner margin length	20	3.6
D2P, D2 posterior margin length	42	7.5
P2L, pelvic total length	57	10.2
P2A, pelvic anterior margin length	55	9.8
P2B, pelvic base length	23	4.1
P2H, pelvic height = max. width	37	6.6
P2I, pelvic inner margin length	22	3.9
P2P, pelvic posterior margin length	35	6.3
ANL, anal fin total length	59	10.5
ANA, anal fin anterior margin length	—	—
ANB, anal fin base length	53	9.5
ANH, anal fin vertical height	15.5	2.8
ANI, anal fin inner margin length	9	1.6
ANP, anal fin posterior margin l.	—	—
HDH, head height at P origin	55.5	9.9
TRH, trunk height at P base end	62.5	11.2
ABH, abdomen height at D1B end	42	7.5
TAH, tail height at pelvic base end	42	7.5
CPH, caudal peduncle height	20.5	3.7
DPI, D1 midpoint—pectoral base end	110	19.6
DPO, D1 midpoint—pelvic origin	45	8.0
PDI, pelvic midpoint—D1 base end	44	7.9
PDO, pelvic midpoint—D2 origin	88	15.7
DAO, D2 origin—anal fin origin	79	14.1
DAI, D2 base end—anal base end	75	13.4
MOL, mouth length (arc radius)	—	—
MOW, mouth width	34	6.1
ULA, upper labial furrow length	9	1.6
LLA, lower labial furrow length	6	1.1
NOW, nostril width	2	0.4
INW, internarial width	21	3.8
ANF, anterior nasal flap length	—	—
INO, interorbital space, “bony”	22	3.9
SPL, spiracle length	8	1.4
ESL, eye—spiracle space	—	—
HDW, head width at middle gill slits	62	11.1
TRW, trunk width at P base ends	65	11.6
ABW, abdomen width at D1B end	35.5	6.3
TAW, tail width at pelvic base ends	39	7.0
CPW, C peduncle width at C origin	14	2.5
CLO, clasper outer margin length	—	—
CLI, clasper inner margin length	—	—
CLB, clasper base width	—	—
Barbel length	11	2.0
Width of cephalofoil	—	—