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Table 1 Morphometric measurements (mm) of individuals of two female specimens of Heptranchias perlo

From: First record of Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre 1788) in Guatemala’s Caribbean Sea

Measurements

Rf250

Rf251

Total length

370

280

Fork length

280

210

Precaudal fin length

260

190

Pre-first dorsal-fin length

179.6

136.2

Head length

80.5

62.9

Prebranchial length

62.6

51.6

Prespiracular length

55.4

44.1

Preorbital length

21.9

18.5

Prepectoral-fin length

73.3

59.1

Prepelvic-fin length

157.1

166.7

Snout-vent length

171.1

123

Preanal-fin length

199.7

143.1

Dorsal caudal-fin space

45.9

37

Pectoral-fin pelvic-fin space

60.3

35

Pelvic-fin anal-fin space

25.2

16

Anal-fin caudal-fin space

34.4

25.3

Pelvic-fin caudal-fin space

72.9

56.2

Vent caudal-fin length

149.5

127.5

Prenarial length

10.8

6.5

Preoral length

19.4

16.5

Eye length

20.2

14.7

Eye height

7

4.1

Intergill length

22.3

10.3

First gill slit height

25.5

16.6

Second gill slit height

21.6

13.1

Third gill slit height

18.8

10.8

Fourth gill slit height

16.9

9.1

Fifth gill slit height

15.4

8.9

Sixth gill slit height

14.4

7.3

Seventh gill slit height

13

6.4

First dorsal-fin length

30.5

21.1

First dorsal-fin anterior margin

29.1

22.9

First dorsal-fin base

23.5

16.3

First dorsal-fin height

16.7

10.8

First dorsal-fin inner margin

7

5.4

First dorsal-fin posterior margin

15.2

12.8

Pectoral-fin anterior margin

44.6

32.2

Pectoral-fin base

38.2

26.2

Pectoral-fin inner margin

22.2

12.6

Pectoral-fin posterior margin

32.8

22.4

Pectoral-fin height

35.9

24.3

Dorsal caudal-fin margin

112.8

92.5

Preventral caudal-fin margin

28.6

21.8

Upper postventral caudal-fin margin

57.1

42.9

Lower postventral caudal-fin margin

16.8

8.2

Caudal-fin fork width

20.3

19.1

Caudal-fin fork length

27.5

24.1

Subterminal caudal-fin margin

16.5

13

Subterminal caudal-fin width

8.2

4.2

Terminal caudal-fin margin

12.4

11

Terminal caudal-fin lobe

17.5

12.3

Pelvic-fin length

34.9

27.1

Pelvic-fin anterior margin

15.4

10.6

Pelvic-fin base

20.6

14.5

Pelvic-fin height

9.8

9.5

Pelvic-fin inner margin [length]

12.3

10.5

Pelvic-fin posterior margin [length]

24.6

16.9

Anal-fin length

26.7

18.4

Anal-fin anterior margin

15.4

10.7

Anal-fin base

20.2

13.6

Anal-fin height

9.9

7.6

Anal-fin inner margin

6.3

4.7

Anal-fin posterior margin

15.4

12.6

Head height

28.7

20.5

Trunk height

20.7

12.9

Abdomen height

20.8

11.8

Tail height

17.8

10.8

Caudal-fin peduncle height

14.2

9.3

Mouth length

36.9

28.4

Mouth width

22.7

17.4

Nostril width

5.7

3.5

Internarial space

11

6.4

Interorbital space

20

14.9

Spiracle length

1.9

0.9

Eye spiracle space

12.5

9.4

Head width

29.7

19.7

Trunk width

24.9

18.1

Abdomen width

9.6

8.3

Tail width

14.5

10.7

Caudal-fin peduncle width

6.1

4.8