DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17123800
title: Table 4 in Revision of the species of the genus Cathorops (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species

description: Table 4. Morphometrics for Cathorops higuchii. Standard length is expressed in millimeters, other measurements are percents of standard length. Ranges include paratypes only.
HolotypenMalesnFemalesMeanRangeMeanRangeStandard length (mm)129.011-125.0-163.011-97.0-192.0Head length23.31126.023.3-28.51124.623.3-26.0Snout length8.0117.16.3-8.0116.76.1-8.0Distance between anterior nostrils5.1114.94.6-5.7114.74.0-5.3Distance between posterior nostrils6.7116.05.3-7.1115.95.1-6.5Distance between anterior nostril to orbit6.4116.86.2-7.7116.76.1-7.2Distance between posterior nostril to orbit4.7114.94.6-5.7114.94.7-5.2Orbital diameter4.1113.93.3-4.3113.73.4-4.4Interorbital distance12.71113.312.6-14.71112.912.1-13.8Maxillary barbel length41.51137.630.6-42.21136.831.5-43.3External mental barbel length29.01126.222.5-30.31125.520.2-29.4Internal mental barbel length17.41117.113.7-19.31116.813.8-19.6Distance from snout to maxillary barbel1.6111.90.8-2.7112.41.4-3.2Distance from snout to external mental barbel3.0113.93.3-4.6114.03.2-5.1Distance from snout to internal mental barbel2.9113.02.5-3.9113.02.4-4.0Mouth width9.5119.88.8-10.8119.78.5-11.3Lower-jaw length2.3112.01.5-2.9111.81.0-2.2Premaxilla length1.9111.40.9-1.9111.51.3-1.7Premaxilla width7.7117.06.2-7.7116.75.7-7.7Distance between accessory tooth plates5.3115.34.3-6.6114.94.1-5.9Length of accessory tooth plates3.8113.42.8-3.8113.62.6-4.7Width of accessory tooth plates1.6111.10.7-1.6111.60.8-2.2Width of cephalic shield at lateral ethmoid area12.41112.712.2-13.61112.411.9-13.0Width of cephalic shield at frontals area7.7117.26.3-7.7107.26.9-7.8Width of cephalic shield at epioccipital area11.21112.111.2-12.81112.211.6-13.4Width of cephalic shield at supracleithrum area17.61117.717.0-18.61117.816.9-18.3Distance between lateral ethmoid and supracleithrum20.81022.720.8-25.01122.420.4-25.9Distance between snout and post. margin of dorsomedian groove of neurocranium21.51123.721.5-26.31122.520.9-25.6Supraoccipital process length11.3119.99.0-11.31110.59.1-12.1Supraoccipital process width3.0112.92.7-3.1113.02.7-3.3Nuchal-plate length6.3116.66.3-7.2116.86.3-7.5Nuchal-plate width7.4117.57.2-8.2117.47.2-7.9Body depth17.71117.616.5-18.61117.916.9-19.0Body width20.81121.320.6-21.71121.120.1-22.4Distance from snout to pectoral fin21.61123.021.0-25.91122.120.6-25.9Distance from snout to dorsal fin33.61135.733.2-38.81134.832.3-37.4Distance from snout to pelvic fin50.61151.549.0-53.31151.248.9-53.3Distance from snout to adipose fin75.21176.374.7-79.41176.374.7-78.2Distance from snout to anal fin68.81166.463.7-68.81165.362.3-68.3Caudal-peduncle height9.1118.78.0-9.5118.37.8-8.9Pectoral-fin spine length19.61119.217.4-20.01119.117.7-20.7Dorsal-fin spine length20.21120.318.6-21.71120.618.8-22.2Pelvic-fin base length4.3113.93.1-4.7114.03.7-4.4Pelvic-fin height13.21113.110.1-13.91115.312.3-17.6Adipose-fin base length8.1117.96.5-9.7117.56.0-8.8Adipose-fin height3.9113.93.5-4.3113.72.8-4.6Anal-fin base length17.41118.916.7-20.01119.518.1-20.0Anal-fin height13.01113.310.5-15.71114.613.5-15.8Caudal-fin upper lobe length32.31132.830.1-41.4932.730.3-35.1Caudal-fin lower lobe length29.91030.626.9-35.1832.529.4-39.9
description: Published as part of Marceniuk, Alexandre P. & Betancur-R, Ricardo, 2008, Neotropical Ichthyology 6 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000100004, http://zenodo.org/record/5419649