Table 2 External measurements for the Miyako specimen of Longman’s beaked whale and other specimens reported in previous studies. Measurements by the authors are indicated in the table. % BL, percentage of body length
Okinawa Japan Miyako specimen | Minimum and maximum of measurement in the past (%BL). | Okinawa Japan Ukibarujima specimen | South Africa PEM292 | South Africa PEM1960 | Maldives - | Taiwan IL20050723–1 | Taiwan IL20050723–2 | Maui,Hawaii | New Caledonia #2 | New Caledonia #A | New Caledonia #B | New Caledonia #C | |||||||||||||||
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This publication | (Kobayashi et al. 2020) | (Dalebout et al. 2003) | (Dalebout et al. 2003) | (Dalebout et al. 2003) | (Yao et al. 2012) | (Yao et al. 2012) | (West et al. 2013) | (Garrigue et al. 2016) | (Garrigue et al. 2016) | (Garrigue et al. 2016) | (Garrigue et al. 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
Sex/age class | female/neonate | male/young | male/neonate | male/juvenile | female/adult | female/adult | male/juvenile | male/juvenile | male/adult | female/adult | female/adult | female/adult | |||||||||||||||
Measurement | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | cm | %BL | |||
1 | Body length | 235.0 | 100.0 | Min | Max | 478.0 | 100.0 | 291.0 | 100.0 | 363.0 | 596.0a | 100.0 | 565.0 | 100.0 | 420.0 | 100.0 | 370.8 | 100.0 | 590.0 | 100.0 | 564.0 | 100.0 | 590.0 | 100.0 | 618.0 | 100.0 | |
2 | Beak tip to center of blowhole | – | – | 12.3 | 16.1 | 80.0 | 16.7 | 41.0 | 14.1 | 50.0 | 13.8 | – | – | 75.0 | 13.3 | 58.0 | 13.8 | 45.7 | 12.3 | – | – | 90.0 | 16.0 | 95.0 | 16.1 | 93.0 | 15.0 |
3 | Beak tip to center of eye | 32.0 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 75.0 | 15.7 | 43.0 | 14.8 | 54.5 | 15.0 | 100.0a | 16.8 | 80.0 | 14.2 | 63.0 | 15.0 | 45.7 | 12.3 | – | – | 92.0 | 16.3 | 99.0 | 16.8 | 99.0 | 16.0 |
4 | Beak tip to apex of melon | – | – | 3.3 | 4.8 | 23.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 3.3 | – | – | – | – | 27.0 | 4.8 | 15.0 | 3.6 | NA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
5 | Beak tip to angle of mouth | 23.0 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 34.0 | 9.4 | – | – | 52.0 | 9.2 | 41.0 | 9.8 | 25.4 | 6.9 | 64.0 | 10.8 | 60.0 | 10.6 | 63.0 | 10.7 | 57.0 | 9.2 |
6 | Beak tip to anterior insertion of flipper | 56.0 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 26.0 | 120.0 | 25.1 | 71.0 | 24.4 | – | – | – | – | 131.0 | 23.2 | 109.0 | 26.0 | 76.2 | 20.6 | – | – | 137.0 | 24.3 | 140.0 | 23.7 | 145.0 | 23.5 |
7 | Beak tip to center of umbilicus | 116.5 | 49.6 | 46.6 | 49.8 | 230.0 | 48.1 | 145.0 | 49.8 | 175.0 | 48.2 | – | – | 265.0 | 46.9 | 196.0 | 46.7 | 172.7 | 46.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
8 | Beak tip to genital slit (center) | 157.0 | 66.8 | 58.6 | 72.7 | 295.0 | 61.7 | 178.0 | 61.2 | 220.0 | 60.6 | – | – | 351.0 | 62.1 | 246.0 | 58.6 | 218.4 | 58.9 | – | – | 410.0 | 72.7 | 427.0 | 72.4 | 436.0 | 70.6 |
9 | Beak tip to anus | 166.5 | 70.9 | 67.1 | 71.1 | 334.0 | 69.9 | 203.0 | 69.8 | 258.0 | 71.1 | – | – | 393.0 | 69.6 | 287.0 | 68.3 | 248.9 | 67.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
10 | Beak tip to tip of dosal fin | – | – | 54.2 | 69.4 | 330.0 | 69.0 | 202.0 | 69.4 | 249.0 | 68.6 | – | – | 380.0 | 67.3 | 287.0 | 68.3 | 246.4 | 66.5 | 402.0 | 68.1 | 350.0 | 62.1 | 320.0 | 54.2 | – | – |
11 | Beak tip to anterior insertion of dorsal fin | – | – | 60.3 | 64.6 | 294.0 | 61.5 | 182.0 | 62.5 | 224.0 | 61.7 | 385.0 | 64.6 | – | – | – | – | 223.5 | 60.3 | 358.0 | 60.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
12 | Beak tip to post end of throat creases | 31.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 70.0 | 14.6 | 39.0 | 13.4 | 48.0 | 13.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
13 | Length of genital slit | – | – | 4.1 | 9.0 | 39.0 | 8.2 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 15.0 | 4.1 | – | – | – | – | 31.0 | 7.4 | – | – | – | – | 44.0 | 7.8 | 53.0 | 9.0 | 53.0 | – |
14 | Length of anal opening | – | – | 2.7 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 2.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
15 | Projection of lower jaw beyond rostrum tip | – | – | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | – | – | 4.0 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
16 | Length of eye opening | – | – | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | – | – | 5.0 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
17 | Center of eye to angle of mouth | – | – | 5.0 | 6.5 | 34.0 | 7.1 | 19.0 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 28.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 5.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
18 | Center of eye to center of blowhole | – | – | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 27/23 | 8.6b | – | – | – | – | 5.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 1.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
19 | Blowhole width | – | – | 2.6 | 3.1 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 2.9 | – | – | – | – | 16.0 | 2.8 | 13.0 | 3.1 | – | – | – | – | 16.0 | 2.8 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 16.0 | 2.6 |
20 | Length of throat grooves | 16.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 38.5 | 8.1 | 25.0 | 8.6 | 29.0 | 8.0 | – | – | 39.5 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
21 | Flipper length, anterior | 25.0 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 45.0 | 9.4 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 7.2 | 55.0 | 9.2 | 55.0 | 9.7 | 44.0 | 10.5 | NA | – | 50.0 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 8.9 | 57.0 | 9.7 | 60.0 | 9.7 |
22 | Flipper length, posterior | 18.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 6.1 | – | – | 32.0 | 5.7 | 28.0 | 6.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
23 | Fluke width | – | – | 20.2 | 25.4 | 93.0 | 19.5 | 62.0 | 21.3 | 78.0 | 21.5 | – | – | 136.0 | 24.1 | 92.5 | 22.0 | 74.9 | 20.2 | 150.0 | 25.4 | 130.0 | 23.0 | 128.0 | 21.7 | 142.0 | 23.0 |
24 | Fluke depth | – | – | 6.1 | 7.8 | 43.0 | 9.0 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 6.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44.0 | 7.8 | 43.0 | 7.3 | 43.0 | 7.0 |
25 | Dorsal fin height | – | – | 4.5 | 5.7 | 22.0 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 5.0 | – | – | 31.0 | 5.5 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 27.0 | 4.8 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 35.0 | 5.7 |
26 | Beak tip to ante.end of pelvic vestige | – | – | 66.2 | 66.7 | 315.0 | 65.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 374.0 | 66.2 | 280.0 | 66.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |