DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17123783
title: Table 3 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: Table3. Morphometrics for Cathorops belizensis. Standard length is expressed in millimeters, other measurements are percents of standard length. Ranges include paratypes only.
Holot.nMalesnFemalesnUncertainMeanRangeMeanRangeRangeStandard length (mm)175.09-147.0-211.02-175.0-240.05192.0-248.0Head length25.8930.829.4-31.9227.925.8-30.0527.0-30.0Snout length7.197.76.9-8.927.87.1-8.457.7-8.7Distance between anterior nostrils5.195.85.4-6.125.65.1-6.145.4-5.7Distance between posterior nostrils5,997.16.6-7.626.75.9-7.646.8-7.3Distance between anterior nostril to orbit6.777.16.7-7.526.86.7-6.8--Distance between posterior nostril to orbit4.995.14.7-5.424.94.9-4.944.6-5.0Orbital diameter3.994.33.9-4.423.83.6-3.953.9-4.3Interorbital distance13.2914.513.9-15.1213.113.0-13.2412.9-14.2Maxillary barbel length31.8930.924.7-35.0228.024.3-31.8526.1-31.0External mental barbel length21.9919.815.6-24.6218.014.2-21.9519.3-21.0Internal mental barbel length13.9912.610.7-14.1212.010.1-13.9512.1-13.7Distance from snout to maxillary barbel3.172.11.6-2.623.23.1-3.3--Distance from snout to external mental barbel3.373.22.0-4.923.33.3-3.4--Distance from snout to internal mental barbel2.372.41.5-4.522.72.3-3.1--Mouth width10.1911.510.6-12.1211.610.1-13.2510.0-11.8Lower-jaw length3.072.51.6-3.422.21.4-3.0--Premaxilla length1.471.41.1-2.021.20.9-1.4--Premaxilla width6.378.37.2-11.927.06.3-7.7--Distance between accessory tooth plates5.076.54.4-7.925.75.0-6.3--Length of accessory tooth plates4.373.32.6-4.625.04.3-5.7--Width of accessory tooth plates1.871.30.9-2.022.11.8-2.4--Width of cephalic shield at lateral ethmoid area12.3913.613.3-14.0212.512.3-12.6412.1-13.1Width of cephalic shield at frontals area6.896.96.6-7.326.56.2-6.846.2-7.1Width of cephalic shield at epioccipital area12.6711.611.3-12.5211.911.2-12.6--Width of cephalic shield at supracleithrum area17.5917.917.4-18.9217.817.5-18.0416.7-18.0Distance between lateral ethmoid and supracleithrum22.2725.824.8-26.4222.922.2-23.7--Distance between snout and post. margin of dorsomedian groove of neurocranium23.6726.826.3-27.3225.423.6-27.1--Supraoccipital process length10.599.58.8-10.1210.510.5-10.559.3-10.1Supraoccipital process width3.192.72.6-3.023.02.9-3.152.8-3.2Nuchal-plate length6.276.26.0-6.425.95.6-6.2--Nuchal-plate width7.397.16.2-7.726.96.5-7.356.9-7.6Body depth16.9818.317.1-19.6216.916.9-17.0517.1-19.3Body width20.5921.720.8-23.5221.020.5-21.5519.7-22.3Distance from snout to pectoral fin22.4928.826.9-31.1224.722.4-27.1522.5-28.6Distance from snout to dorsal fin33.5939.137.3-40.7236.333.5-39.0438.1-40.4Distance from snout to pelvic fin52.6953.250.0-55.3253.252.6-53.8551.2-54.1Distance from snout to adipose fin79.4977.976.3-79.9278.778.1-79.4574.9-79.2Distance from snout to anal fin68.5968.566.1-70.7268.568.5-68.6565.1-68.6Caudal-peduncle height8.597.87.2-8.128.27.8-8.556.9-8.2Pectoral-fin spine length17.3916.113.7-18.0216.916.5-17.3416.7-17.5Dorsal-fin spine length17.5816.915.9-17.6217.317.0-17.5--Pelvic-fin base length3.773.73.3-4.024.13.7-4.6--Pelvic-fin height14.6712.311.8-12.7213.913.3-14.6--Adipose-fin base length4.896.35.3-7.225.74.8-6.555.5-7.5Adipose-fin height3.873.83.5-4.423.93.8-4.0--Anal-fin base length17.5917.916.6-18.6218.117.5-18.6517.0-18.4Anal-fin height13.0712.010.7-13.4211.710.5-13.0--Caudal-fin upper lobe length31.5729.528.2-31.5231.531.5-31.5--Caudal-fin lower lobe length27.8626.925.9-28.2226.725.5-27.8--
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