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Abstract

Skeletal Measurements were taken from two species of rays within the genus Rhinoptera were collected to facilitate accurate identifications of the two species. Data were compared, based on genetic verification of specimens, to determine if both species (i.e. R. bonasus and R. brasiliensis) are present in the northern Gulf of Mexico and off the east coast of the United States. Specimens were obtained from a number of sources, including NOAA surveys, fishing tournaments and museum collections.

Description

Skeletal Measurements were taken from two species of rays within the genus Rhinoptera were collected to facilitate accurate identifications of the two species

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Specimen #
MIXED
Alpha numeric unique specimen identifier. Can be used to link data in sheets as this is the same identifier as Specimen ID in Cownose Master Data Table.
Initial ID
CHAR
Initial species designation based on morphology (predominantly tooth counts). This is the same as Species in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet. bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis
Joe ID
CHAR
Species designation based on mtDNA COI sequence data. This is the same as the Joe ID field in the cownose master table. bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis
DW
NUMBER
Width of the disc from the lateral apex of one pectoral fin to the lateral apex of the other (greatest width across disc) measured in mm. This is the same as Disc Width in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.
Upper
NUMBER
Number of Tooth Series in Upper Jaw. This is the same as Morph 20 in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.
Lower
NUMBER
Number of lower teeth
SBD
NUMBER
Scapular bridge diameter
SFD
NUMBER
Scapular foramen diameter
SCH
NUMBER
Scapulo-coricoid height
SCA
NUMBER
Scapulo-coricoid width (Anterior)
SCP
NUMBER
Scapulo-coricoid width (Posterior)
ADF
NUMBER
Anterior-dorsal fenestra diameter
AVF
NUMBER
Anterior-ventral fenestra diameter
PDF
NUMBER
Posterior-dorsal fenestra diameter
PVF
NUMBER
Posterior-ventral fenestra diameter
CL
NUMBER
Chondrocranium length measured in mm
CWS
NUMBER
Chondrocranium width at rostrum measured in mm
CWO
NUMBER
Chondrocranium width at occipital condyle measured in mm
CWA
NUMBER
Chondrocranium width at post orbital apperature measured in mm
CBW
NUMBER
Chondrocramium base width measured in mm
CH
NUMBER
Chondrocranium height at nasal capsules measured in mm
AGW
NUMBER
Anterior groove width measured in mm
AGD
NUMBER
Anterior groove depth measured in mm
SFW
NUMBER
Supracranial fontanel width (Anterior) measured in mm
SFL
NUMBER
Supracranial fontanel length measured in mm
FMV
NUMBER
Number of free monospondylous vertebrae
ISV
NUMBER
Number of intermediate vertebrae
TSV
NUMBER
Number of thoracolumbar synarcular vertebrae
BF
NUMBER
Number of basal foramina
WSA
NUMBER
Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (anterior) measured in mm
WSP
NUMBER
Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (posterior) measured in mm
CSH
NUMBER
Cervicothoracic synarcual height measured in mm
CSL
NUMBER
Cervicothoracic synarcual length measured in mm
JW
NUMBER
Jaw Width measured in mm
Notes
CHAR
Specimen specific notes

Distribution Information

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Contact Information

Point of Contact
Charles J Weber
228-549-1684

Metadata Contact
Christian Jones
christian.jones@noaa.gov
228-549-1614

Item Identification

Title: Skeletal Measurements
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Skeletal Measurements were taken from two species of rays within the genus Rhinoptera were collected to facilitate accurate identifications of the two species. Data were compared, based on genetic verification of specimens, to determine if both species (i.e. R. bonasus and R. brasiliensis) are present in the northern Gulf of Mexico and off the east coast of the United States. Specimens were obtained from a number of sources, including NOAA surveys, fishing tournaments and museum collections.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Skeletal Measurements were taken from two species of rays within the genus Rhinoptera were collected to facilitate accurate identifications of the two species

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Specimen # MIXED Alpha numeric unique specimen identifier. Can be used to link data in sheets as this is the same identifier as Specimen ID in Cownose Master Data Table.
100
Initial ID CHAR Initial species designation based on morphology (predominantly tooth counts). This is the same as Species in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet. bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis
100
Joe ID CHAR Species designation based on mtDNA COI sequence data. This is the same as the Joe ID field in the cownose master table. bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis
100
DW NUMBER Width of the disc from the lateral apex of one pectoral fin to the lateral apex of the other (greatest width across disc) measured in mm. This is the same as Disc Width in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.
100
Upper NUMBER Number of Tooth Series in Upper Jaw. This is the same as Morph 20 in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.
100
Lower NUMBER Number of lower teeth
100
SBD NUMBER Scapular bridge diameter
100
SFD NUMBER Scapular foramen diameter
100
SCH NUMBER Scapulo-coricoid height
100
SCA NUMBER Scapulo-coricoid width (Anterior)
100
SCP NUMBER Scapulo-coricoid width (Posterior)
100
ADF NUMBER Anterior-dorsal fenestra diameter
100
AVF NUMBER Anterior-ventral fenestra diameter
100
PDF NUMBER Posterior-dorsal fenestra diameter
100
PVF NUMBER Posterior-ventral fenestra diameter
100
CL NUMBER Chondrocranium length measured in mm
100
CWS NUMBER Chondrocranium width at rostrum measured in mm
100
CWO NUMBER Chondrocranium width at occipital condyle measured in mm
100
CWA NUMBER Chondrocranium width at post orbital apperature measured in mm
100
CBW NUMBER Chondrocramium base width measured in mm
100
CH NUMBER Chondrocranium height at nasal capsules measured in mm
100
AGW NUMBER Anterior groove width measured in mm
100
AGD NUMBER Anterior groove depth measured in mm
100
SFW NUMBER Supracranial fontanel width (Anterior) measured in mm
100
SFL NUMBER Supracranial fontanel length measured in mm
100
FMV NUMBER Number of free monospondylous vertebrae
100
ISV NUMBER Number of intermediate vertebrae
100
TSV NUMBER Number of thoracolumbar synarcular vertebrae
100
BF NUMBER Number of basal foramina
100
WSA NUMBER Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (anterior) measured in mm
100
WSP NUMBER Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (posterior) measured in mm
100
CSH NUMBER Cervicothoracic synarcual height measured in mm
100
CSL NUMBER Cervicothoracic synarcual length measured in mm
100
JW NUMBER Jaw Width measured in mm
100
Notes CHAR Specimen specific notes

Attribute Details

Specimen #

CC ID: 769544
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: MIXED
Max Length: 16
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Alpha numeric unique specimen identifier. Can be used to link data in sheets as this is the same identifier as Specimen ID in Cownose Master Data Table.

Initial ID

CC ID: 769499
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initial species designation based on morphology (predominantly tooth counts). This is the same as Species in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.

bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus

brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis

Joe ID

CC ID: 769501
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species designation based on mtDNA COI sequence data. This is the same as the Joe ID field in the cownose master table.

bonasus=Rhinoptera bonasus

brasiliensis=Rhinoptera brasiliensis

DW

CC ID: 769494
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Width of the disc from the lateral apex of one pectoral fin to the lateral apex of the other (greatest width across disc) measured in mm. This is the same as Disc Width in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.

Unit of Measure: mm

Upper

CC ID: 769549
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of Tooth Series in Upper Jaw. This is the same as Morph 20 in the Rhinoptera (ALL) sheet.

Lower

CC ID: 769504
Seq. Order: 47
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of lower teeth

SBD

CC ID: 769535
Seq. Order: 48
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 3
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scapular bridge diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

SFD

CC ID: 769539
Seq. Order: 49
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scapular foramen diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

SCH

CC ID: 769537
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scapulo-coricoid height

Unit of Measure: mm

SCA

CC ID: 769536
Seq. Order: 51
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scapulo-coricoid width (Anterior)

Unit of Measure: mm

SCP

CC ID: 769538
Seq. Order: 52
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Scapulo-coricoid width (Posterior)

Unit of Measure: mm

ADF

CC ID: 769480
Seq. Order: 53
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Anterior-dorsal fenestra diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

AVF

CC ID: 769483
Seq. Order: 54
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Anterior-ventral fenestra diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

PDF

CC ID: 769533
Seq. Order: 55
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Posterior-dorsal fenestra diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

PVF

CC ID: 769534
Seq. Order: 56
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Posterior-ventral fenestra diameter

Unit of Measure: mm

CL

CC ID: 769487
Seq. Order: 57
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocranium length measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CWS

CC ID: 769492
Seq. Order: 58
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocranium width at rostrum measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CWO

CC ID: 769491
Seq. Order: 59
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocranium width at occipital condyle measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CWA

CC ID: 769490
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocranium width at post orbital apperature measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CBW

CC ID: 769485
Seq. Order: 61
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocramium base width measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CH

CC ID: 769486
Seq. Order: 62
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chondrocranium height at nasal capsules measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

AGW

CC ID: 769482
Seq. Order: 63
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Anterior groove width measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

AGD

CC ID: 769481
Seq. Order: 64
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Anterior groove depth measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

SFW

CC ID: 769541
Seq. Order: 65
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Supracranial fontanel width (Anterior) measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

SFL

CC ID: 769540
Seq. Order: 66
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Supracranial fontanel length measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

FMV

CC ID: 769497
Seq. Order: 67
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of free monospondylous vertebrae

ISV

CC ID: 769498
Seq. Order: 68
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of intermediate vertebrae

TSV

CC ID: 769548
Seq. Order: 69
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of thoracolumbar synarcular vertebrae

BF

CC ID: 769484
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of basal foramina

WSA

CC ID: 769550
Seq. Order: 71
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (anterior) measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

WSP

CC ID: 769551
Seq. Order: 72
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Width of cervicothoracic synarcual (posterior) measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CSH

CC ID: 769488
Seq. Order: 73
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cervicothoracic synarcual height measured in mm

Unit of Measure: mm

CSL

CC ID: 769489
Seq. Order: 74
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cervicothoracic synarcual length measured in mm

JW

CC ID: 769500
Seq. Order: 75
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Jaw Width measured in mm

Notes

CC ID: 769532
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: CHAR
Max Length: 100
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Specimen specific notes

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 769555
Date Effective From: 2007
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jones, Christian
Address: 3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula, MS 39568
Email Address: christian.jones@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1614
Fax: 228-769-9200

Distributor

CC ID: 769556
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 769557
Date Effective From: 2007
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Jones, Christian
Address: 3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula, MS 39568
Email Address: christian.jones@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1614
Fax: 228-769-9200

Point of Contact

CC ID: 769558
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Weber, Charles J
Address: 3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567-4112
Phone: 228-549-1684
Fax: 228-769-9200
Business Hours: Retired IT United Head Pascagoula

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 769559
Start Date: 2016
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0091/0150632/1.1/data/1-data/skeletal%20measurements.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2016 - Present)
File Name: skeletal measurements.csv
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 53412
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53412
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2018-08-31 08:24+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-05-05
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-05-05
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-05-05