BODILY MEASUREMENTS OF BLUE WHALES REDUCED TO PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL LENGTH.
Bouth Georgia.
"'i" sexually immature;
m
sexually mature.
North Atlantic.
Belmullet,
Ma'en.
Forales.
Ireland. (Burfield, 1911.)
Belmullet, Ireland (J. E. Hamilton, 1915.)
Newfoundland.
(True.)
Females.
100
100
Norway. (Sars- fign, 1874-1878, Tro'.)
Iceland.
(Hallas)
Males.
1. Total length-tip of mandible
100
100
100
100
100
100
to notch of flukes in a straight line.
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APPENDICES.
i.
m. (1) 11-9
6. Tip of snout to centre of eye
i. (5) 15-6-19
2. Projection of tip of mandible beyond tip of snout.
3. Tip of snout to notch of flukes in a straight line (total length less dimen- sion 2).
4. Greatest width at flippers
i. (5) 1·41-4:3
m. (14) 1·55—3.21
Average (19) 2.4
i. (5) 957-98.6
(6) 1·02-3-65
(14) 1·37-3-77
(20) 2:35
(6) 96:3-99
m. (14) 96·8—98-5 | (14) 96·3-98.6 Average (19) 97'6
i.
In.
(1) 1-86
(3) 1·81-2.5
(4) 2:15
(20) 97.65
(1) 9 circa
11
| |
(5) 16·3-19-2
min. 18-8
19.5
i. 20.4
18:1
i. (8) 20-21.6
7. Tip of snout to centre of blowhole.
8. Tip of snout to axilla
9. Centre of eye to centre of
far.
m. (11) 15-9-21·7 ¦ (13) 18·3—21·7 Average (16) 18-49 | (18) 19-15
i. (3) 14:45-16-8
m. (8) 14-1-19-3
Average (11) 16-79 | (10) 17-42
m. (10) 29-4—34.5
i. (5) 27-8-31.3
Average (15) 31-54
i. (1) 5.2
D.
Average
(6) 27.8—31.8 (12) 23·1—34·5 (18) 29-82
111
min, 30.9
max. 34.1
(4) 33
min. 4.7
max. 5.2
(3) 5
(4) 33.5
4.5
5:15
(3) 4.81
(6) 20·3—22.5
max, 19-7
21-1
m. 21-6 -
22.2
m. (2) 21·1-22-2
(6) 20-9-22-1
(4) 19.3
(4) 20-5
(3) 20.6
(10) 21.1
(5) 14.8—17.8 (5) 17.3-19.8
min. 16:3
15-7
i. 18:4
15:5
i. (6) 17-1-19
max. 17-8
17-7
m. 18.5
19:4
m. (1) 18.9
(4) 16.9
(4) 16-55
(3) 17.9
(4) 18
81-4
85
34.8
37.1
31.6
i. (7) 33-2—36:4
m. (2) 35—35-2 (9) 35-1
i. (7) 3-12-5-72
m. (2) 5·13—5.64 (9) 5:41
(12) 21-3
(2) 17.3-20
(2) 18-8—18.9
(4) 18.7
(5) 33-8-37.1
(4) 34·1---35-4
(9) 35:05
(6) 5-35-5-73
(4) 4·97--5-7
(10) 5:43
| | |
(1) 25.4
33.3
36.1
males (2) 34.7
i. (8) 26-6-30-8
m. (2) 27-28-5 (10) 28.1
i. (7) 33-9-37
(5) 27-29.9
(5) 25-6-28-2
(10) 27-9
m. (2) 33·8-35.2
(9) 35-2
(5) 29.5-32.7 (5) 28.3—33·1 (10) 30.5
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10. Tip of mandible to gape
11. Notch of flukes to centre of anu8.
12. Notch of Bukes to centre of penis or clitoris.
13. Notch of flukes to centre of navel.
14. Notch of flukes to posterior insertion of dorsal fin.
15. Notch of flukes to insertion of flukes.
16. Vertical height of dorsal fin
17. Greatest length of pectoral fin from head of humerus.
18. Greatest width of the pec- toral fin.
19. Median length of severed head from plane of con- dyles.
20. Greatest width of head
i.
m. (4) 20·7-24-7 Average (4) 21-82
(1) 20-9
(6) 20-9-24:4
(7) 22-37
i. (5) 25-828-9 | (6) 21-8-29-6 m. (12) 23·7—30-2 į (13) 194—27·6 Average (17) 26·98 ¦ (19) 26-07
i. (5) 83-1-36
(6) 25.2-31-8 m. (12) 29-5—35·4 | (13) 22·6—31 * Average (17) 33-49 | (19) 28.99
1
i. (5) 415-47-5 (6) 41-7-46.5 m. (12) 372-44·1 (14) 32-5-44.9 Average (17) 42·33 | (20) 41-9
i. (4) 215-26.6 (6) 21-4-24.7 m. (14) 21-3-24·4 (13) 20-9-24-8 Average (18) 22-95¦ (18) 22-83
(1) 5-5
i. (1) 5.5
m.
Average
i. (3) 0-39—1·19
m. (9) 0-45—1-5 Average (12) 1
5. (2) 13·2-18-6 m. (1) 15-4 Average (3) 15.73
i. (2) 3·5-4.53 m. (1) 3·72 Average (3) 3·91
i. (2) 21.3-24-6 m. (3) 214-26.9 Average (5) 23.62
i. (2) 11·7—13.9
m. (3) 9-9-12-5 Average (5) 11-8
(2) 4·73—5·2
(3) 5.14
(5) 0·63—1·52 (10) 0·6-1-42
(15) 1-03
(9) 12.7—14-25
(6) 13-7—15-35
(8) 14-23
(2) 2·54—3·77 (6) 2-8-3-89
(8) 3.33
(2) 23·5—25-1 (8) 23·7-26-4 (10) 25.45
(2) 11.9—13.2 (7) 11:4-13
(9) 12.38
min. 27-1
27
max. 28-7
28
(4) 27-6
(4) 27-7
min.
max.
min. 42.3
max. 44-3
(4) 43-2
| | |
min. 0.77
max. 0.99
(4) 0.86
min.
max.
min. 3.4
max. 3.7
|
44.1
45.5
(4) 44-8
APPENDICES.
0.85
1:3
1-3
0.96
0.73
0.83
i. (8) 0·76—1.5
(6) 0·9-1·9
m. (2) 0-98—1.1
(5) 0.86-1·4
(4) 1-02
(3) 0.78
(10) 1·05
(11) 1·2
TEE
3.6
3.93
(4) 3.5
(4) 3·72
... TH
13-8
15.4
i. (8) 14.9—15.9
m. (2) 15:3—15.9
(6) 14.7
(10) 15.3
4.9
2.7
i. (8) 3.5-4.2
3.8
3.4
m. (2) 38-41
(6) 13.9—16-1
(4) 14-9—15.8
; (10) 15:4
(6) 3-6-4-1
(4) 3·7—4·1
(5) 3.2
(10) 3-8
(10) 3-9
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