DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16739794
title: Table 3 in An integrative taxonomy investigation unravels a cryptic species of Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Mobulidae, Myliobatiformes), from the Atlantic Ocean

description: Table 3 Morphometric measurements of Mobula yarae sp. nov. specimens. The measurements were expressed in millimetres (mm) and percentage of disc length (% DL), along with the respective range, average, and standard deviation (sd) for each morphometric variable
Holotype (M10) USNM 443866 USA FemaleMZUSP 129738/ColBIO fish00213 (M1) Brazil FemaleMCZ 37005 (M9) Bahamas MaleM11 USA FemaleRangeMeansdmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLDisc length1130.0100.01090.0100.01548.6100.01680.0100.0Disc width2480.0219.53480.0224.73760.0223.82480–3760219.4–224.73240.0222.7672.92.8Anterior projection590.052.2590.052.2Pre-dorsal length970.085.8970.085.8Dorsal fin base140.012.4150.013.8184.411.9240.014.3140–24011.9–14.3178.613.145.11.1Dorsal fin height128.011.390.08.3145.79.4144.08.690–145.78.2–11.3126.99.425.91.4Dorsal fin anterior margin189.716.7135.012.4175.211.3135–189.711.3–16.7166.613.528.32.9Cranial width602.053.3600.055.0863.055.7980.058.3600–98053.3–58.3761.355.6191.12.1Interspiracle distance520.046.0509.046.7723.846.7509–723.846.0–46.7584.346.5121.00.4Spiracle length29.02.755.63.629–55.62.7–3.642.33.118.80.7Cephalic fin length250.022.1300.027.5250–30022.1–27.5275.024.835.43.8Cephalic fin width130.011.5130.011.9210.012.5130–21011.5–12.5156.712.046.20.5Mouth width350.031.0410.037.6518.533.5630.037.5350–63031.0–37.6477.134.9123.53.2Internarial distance338.029.9360.033.0490.631.7560.033.3338–56029.9–33.3437.232.0106.01.6Rostrum to 1st gill slit202.017.9170.015.6170–20215.6–17.9186.016.722.61.6Rostrum to 5th gill slit460.040.7440.040.4440–46040.4–40.7450.040.514.10.2Distance between 1st gill slits252.022.3260.023.9375.824.3252–375.822.3–24.3295.923.569.31.0Distance between 5th gill slits120.010.6120.011.0177.411.5120–177.410.6–11.5139.111.033.10.41 st gill slit length232.020.5245.022.5341.022.0232–341.020.5–22.5272.721.759.61.02nd gill slit length236.020.9254.023.3351.522.7236–351.520.9–23.3280.522.362.11.33rd gill slit length244.021.6240.022.0341.022.0240–341.021.6–22.0275.021.957.20.24th gill slit length222.019.6215.019.7306.219.8215–306.219.6–19.8247.719.750.80.15th gill slit length180.015.9170.015.6243.615.7170–243.615.6–15.9197.915.839.90.2Pectoral length 1980.086.7980.0Pectoral length 21294.0114.51294.0Pectoral length 3968.085.7968.0Tail length1272.0111.71085.099.51308.584.51420.084.51085–142084.5–111.71271.495.1139.313.2Tail height32.02.820.01.820–321.8–2.826.02.38.50.7mm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLmm% DLTail width48.04.215.01.415– 481.4 – 4.231.52.823.32.0Pre-cloacal distance916.081.11270.282.0916 – 1270.281.1 – 82.01093.181.5250.50.7Rostrum to pelvic fin1156.0102.31156.0102.3Pelvic fin length264.023.4300.027.5250.014.9250 –30014.9 – 27.5271.321.925.86.4Pelvic fin anterior margin123.010.9123.0Width across pelvic fin base182.016.1140.012.8215.713.9140 – 215.712.8 – 16.1179.214.337.91.7Lower tooth band length270.023.9260.023.9260– 27023.9 – 23.9265.023.97.10.0Head length330.029.2370.033.9330– 37029.2 – 33.9350.031.628.33.4Diameter of eye18.01.630.02.855.63.618 – 55.61.6 – 3.634.52.619.21.0Caudal bulb45.04.170.04.545 –704.1 – 4.557.54.317.70.3
description: Published as part of Bucair, Nayara, Hinojosa-Alvarez, Silvia, Marshall, Andrea Denise, Pate, Jessica, Francini, Carlo Leopoldo Bezerra, Garrido, Amana Guedes, Capel, Katia Cristina Cruz, Loboda, Thiago Silva, Monteiro, Jhonatas Sirino, Bruno, Carlos Eduardo Malavasi, Vaga, Claudia Francesca, Dove, Alistair D. M., Hoopes, Lisa A., Perry, Cameron & Kitahara, Marcelo V., 2025, An integrative taxonomy investigation unravels a cryptic species of Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Mobulidae, Myliobatiformes), from the Atlantic Ocean, pp. 23-24 in Environmental Biology of Fishes 108 on page 23, DOI: 10.1007/s10641-025-01727-2, http://zenodo.org/record/16739693