DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15140244
title: Table 2 in Squalus shiraii sp. nov. (Squaliformes, Squalidae), a new species of dogfish shark from Japan with regional nominal species revisited

description: Table 2. External measurements of S. mitsukurii expressed as percentage of total length (% TL). Values of the paratype of S. mitsukurii (SU 7184, identified as S. acanthias) and specimens of S. acutirostris are also provided. TL is expressed in millimeters. H: holotype; P: paratype; N: number of specimens; x: mean; SD: standard deviation.
Squalus mitsukuriiS. acanthiasS. acutirostrisHNxSDSU 7184HPHUMZ 74990Total length (mm)710.012240.0-1120.0643.9344.0277.0635.0975.0536.0Precaudal length77.51276.9-80.478.31.179.481.979.078.0Pre-second dorsal length61.01258.4-63.960.81.660.664.663.959.7Pre-first dorsal length32.41228.3-31.830.71.136.132.331.828.4Pre-vent length50.01246.4-52.749.21.950.552.846.747.6Prepelvic length47.91243.1-50.046.81.847.749.347.245.0Prepectoral length24.61220.0-24.722.41.421.524.323.621.6Head length24.21220.4-24.422.71.222.224.422.622.1Prebranchial length20.41216.6-22.119.91.518.920.917.919.1Prespiracular length12.81211.4-21.513.62.812.413.910.612.8Preorbital length7.3126.9-10.77.91.07.38.27.38.1Prenarial length5.6124.1-6.45.10.65.34.75.14.7Preoral length10.3127.6-11.59.81.010.510.49.510.2Inner nostril-labial furrow space4.3123.9-5.34.50.45.16.98.65.9Mouth width8.6126.6-8.17.70.57.19.48.27.2Labial furrow length2.5122.1-2.72.40.22.32.21.92.3Internarial space4.7123.6-5.14.30.44.03.63.74.7Interorbital space9.3127.7-9.88.90.78.29.69.28.5Eye length3.6123.1-5.23.80.53.13.82.84.7Eye height0.9121.2-2.51.70.42.01.61.72.1Spiracle length1.3120.8-1.91.40.21.21.40.91.5First gill-slit height1.7121.5-2.82.00.41.42.41.31.9Fifth gill-slit height2.3121.8-2.72.40.21.93.31.62.2Interdorsal space21.11221.7-25.923.61.618.028.324.623.5Dorsal-caudal space10.6128.1-11.910.31.011.310.78.610.7Pectoral-pelvic space21.81218.2-25.320.81.920.620.323.120.9Pelvic-caudal space23.71223.0-27.024.61.122.726.821.324.1First dorsal-fin length13.61211.8-14.913.80.913.915.014.114.2First dorsal-fin anterior margin12.0129.3-13.211.61.112.010.110.910.8First dorsal-fin base length8.2125.3-9.08.01.19.38.58.67.9First dorsal-fin height9.8126.9-9.88.01.05.56.05.68.6First dorsal-fin inner margin6.2125.0-6.66.00.55.15.75.66.3First dorsal-fin posterior margin9.3127.0-10.68.90.95.28.77.89.8First dorsal-fin spine length3.9122.1-5.43.51.12.12.82.73.2First dorsal-fin spine base width1.0120.5-1.00.80.20.50.60.40.7Second dorsal-fin length12.31211.2-13.112.10.613.310.69.812.2Second dorsal-fin anterior margin10.2127.7-11.910.01.110.87.66.810.1Second dorsal-fin base length7.2126.2-8.27.10.68.85.84.87.0Second dorsal-fin height6.8124.5-7.95.71.03.93.33.66.0Second dorsal-fin inner margin5.3124.1-5.95.00.64.85.05.04.9Second dorsal-fin posterior margin6.3124.5-6.35.70.64.25.74.75.7Second dorsal-fin spine length4.2103.3-5.34.10.63.72.81.94.8Second dorsal-fin spine base width0.9120.7-1.10.80.11.00.60.50.7Pectoral-fin anterior margin length15.21212.3-17.714.81.911.813.515.413.7Pectoral-fin inner margin length9.5127.7-9.58.70.68.28.36.68.2Pectoral-fin base length5.3123.5-5.84.70.64.15.46.14.1Pectoral-fin posterior margin length11.7129.2-12.510.81.17.811.010.310.1Pelvic length11.5128.4-12.610.51.19.910.28.710.2Pelvic-fin inner margin length6.3123.1-7.95.21.14.85.05.14.9Dorsal caudal margin length24.41220.1-23.421.81.220.916.720.522.1Preventral caudal margin length12.11210.7-12.411.70.610.410.911.711.7Caudal fork width7.0126.1-7.76.90.56.46.97.47.0Head width at nostrils7.3126.6-8.27.30.57.16.85.27.6Head width at mouth12.21210.4-12.811.40.79.111.310.711.8Head width22.5129.4-15.813.33.210.511.013.312.5Trunk width18.3125.8-12.610.82.97.47.99.410.6Abdomen width15.5125.4-11.08.82.84.98.212.310.5Head height12.7128.3-12.510.91.37.811.08.79.6Trunk height10.3125.7-14.111.12.27.113.19.710.0Abdomen height7.7124.9-14.310.03.25.813.28.29.6Clasper outer length-41.5-4.93.41.61.64.3--Clasper inner length-43.4-8.45.62.43.17.4--
description: Published as part of Viana, Sarah T. F. L. & Carvalho, Marcelo R. de, 2020, Squalus shiraii sp. nov. (Squaliformes, Squalidae), a new species of dogfish shark from Japan with regional nominal species revisited, pp. 275 in Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2) on page 275, DOI: 10.3897/zse.96.51962