Morphometrics of Rhincodon typus
Picture Used Rhtyp_u0.gif
Size (cm)
Sex unsexed
Locality
Total length (TL) 625 pixels
Standard length 81.6 % TL
Fork length 90.2 % TL
Pre-anal length 68.6 % TL
Pre-dorsal length 50.7 % TL
Pre-pelvic length 52.6 % TL
Pre-pectoral length 23.4 % TL
Body depth 18.6 % TL
Head length (HL) 24.3 % TL
Eye diameter 7.2 % HL
Pre-orbital length 12.5 % HL
Aspect ratio of caudal fin 4.10511
Remarks No standard length, morphometric measurement of SL should be PCL (Precaudal-fin length) in this picture (Ref. 43278).
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