Table 1 in The selective drivers of allometry in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii)

Table 1. Morphometric measurements, including descriptions and their associated abbreviations
AbbreviationMeasurementMorphological descriptionTLTotal lengthDistance from the tip of the snout to the dorsal tip of the caudal finPLPrecaudal lengthDistance from the tip of the snout to the precaudal pit (caudalpeduncle)LSLateral spanDistance spanning from the insertion point of the anterior edge ofone pectoral fin to the same point on the other pectoral finFSFrontal spanSpan across the body from the horizontal plane of one pectoral finto the horizontal plane of the other, crossing the midline of thebody at the anterior edge of the first dorsal finPSProximal spanSpan across the body from the horizontal plane of one pectoral finto the horizontal plane of the other, crossing the midline of thebody at the posterior edge of the first dorsal finKCCaudal keel circumferenceTotal circumference at the base of the tail, as measured at thecaudal keelDHDorsal fin heightVertical distance from the tip of the first dorsal fin to the base ofthe first dorsal finDWDorsal fin widthDistance horizontally along the body between the anterior and pos-terior insertion points of the first dorsal finDLDorsal fin lengthDistance from the anterior insertion point of the first dorsal in tothe tip of the first dorsal finULUpper caudal lobeDistance from the dorsal insertion of the caudal fin to the dorsal tipof the caudal finLLLower caudal lobeDistance from the ventral insertion of the caudal fin to the ventraltip of the caudal finCHCaudal heightDistance from the dorsal tip of the caudal fin to the ventral tip ofthe caudal finPFPectoral fin lengthDistance from the distal insertion point of the pectoral fin to the tipof the fully extended pectoral finEECephalofoil diameterLateral diameter of dorsal surface cephalofoil measured from mid-point the left eye to the midpoint of the right eye