Ovum diameter

Maximum observed ova diameter (uterine or recently ovulated)

Measurements

Species Name Value Standard ValueType Location Reference
Cephaloscyllium laticeps Ovum diameter 57 mm mean Tasmanian coastal waters awruch2009
Zapteryx exasperata Ovum diameter 40 mm raw_value Gulf of California blancoparra2009b
Zapteryx exasperata Ovum diameter 40 mm Gulf of California blancoparra2009b
Sphyrna lewini Ovum diameter 31 g max Senegal capape1998
Sphyrna lewini Ovum diameter 25 mm median Senegal capape1998
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 39.31 mm mean Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 38 mm min Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 24.45 g mean Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Carcharhinus brevipinna Ovum diameter 9.5 g mean Senegal and 4 individuals from Algeria capape2003d
Carcharhinus brevipinna Ovum diameter 9.1 g min Senegal and 4 individuals from Algeria capape2003d
Carcharhinus brevipinna Ovum diameter 33.3 mm mean Senegal and 4 individuals from Algeria capape2003d
Carcharhinus brevipinna Ovum diameter 31 mm min Senegal and 4 individuals from Algeria capape2003d
Paragaleus pectoralis Ovum diameter 25 mm min Senegal Coast capape2005a
Paragaleus pectoralis Ovum diameter 28.6 mm mean Senegal Coast capape2005a
Sphyrna tudes Ovum diameter 22 mm max Trinidad castro1989
Sphyrna lewini Ovum diameter 41 n max Southwest Indian Ocean deBruyn2005
Eusphyra blochii Ovum diameter 20 mm min Tamil Nadu devadoss1988a
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 24 mm min Brac Channel, off the eastern Adriatic coast dragicevic2009
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 31.5 mm max Brac Channel, off the eastern Adriatic coast dragicevic2009
Oxynotus centrina Ovum diameter 14.7 g max Brac Channel, off the eastern Adriatic coast dragicevic2009
Carcharhinus acronotus Ovum diameter 28.83 mm mean South Carolina driggers2004a
Chimaera cubana Ovum diameter 35 mm max St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands driggers2010a
Chimaera cubana Ovum diameter 17.58 mm mean St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands driggers2010a
Chimaera cubana Ovum diameter 9 mm min St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands driggers2010a
Hydrolagus melanophasma Ovum diameter 1.8 mm min West coast of Baja California fernandomarquezfarias2014
Hydrolagus melanophasma Ovum diameter 4.9 mm mean West coast of Baja California fernandomarquezfarias2014
Oxynotus bruniensis Ovum diameter 2.46 mm max New Zealand finucci2016
Oxynotus bruniensis Ovum diameter 27.48 mm mean New Zealand finucci2016
Harriotta raleighana Ovum diameter 0.8 mm min New Zealand finucci2017
Rhinochimaera pacifica Ovum diameter 2 mm min New Zealand finucci2017
Chimaera carophila Ovum diameter 4.67 mm max New Zealand finucci2017a
Chimaera carophila Ovum diameter 1.67 mm mean New Zealand finucci2017a
Carcharhinus sorrah Ovum diameter 25 mm min Princess Charlotte Bay - Moreton Bay, GBR, Queensland harry2013
Carcharhinus longimanus Ovum diameter 0.8 mm min Off coast of Northeastern Taiwan, Nanfanao fish market joung2016
Carcharhinus brachyurus Ovum diameter 14.5 mm max Anegada Bay, Argentina, sampled speciments from Bahía San Blas lucifora2005
Deania calcea Ovum diameter 54 mm max Portuguese Continental Shelf paiva2012a
Rhinoptera bonasus Ovum diameter 26 mm raw_value Campeche perezjimenez2011
Anoxypristis cuspidata Ovum diameter 25 mm raw_value Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia peverell2005
Pristis pristis Ovum diameter 125 mm raw_value Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia peverell2005
Mobula japanica Ovum diameter 20.4 mm raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula munkiana Ovum diameter 12.9 mm raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula thurstoni Ovum diameter 16.2 mm raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Eusphyra blochii Ovum diameter 10 mm max Maharashtra setna1949b
Rostroraja velezi Ovum diameter 31 mm raw_value Baja California peninsula sotolopez2014b
Eusphyra blochii Ovum diameter 20 mm mean Timor Sea stevens1989d
Hemipristis elongata Ovum diameter 35 mm max Timor Sea stevens1991a
Chlamydoselachus anguineus Ovum diameter 96.5 mm max Suruga Bay, Japan tanaka1990d
Hemigaleus australiensis Ovum diameter 10 mm max Moreton Bay taylor2016
Hydrolagus erithacus Ovum diameter 30 mm max Discovery Seamount walovich2017
Carcharhinus galapagensis Ovum diameter 5.7 mm min Hawaii wetherbee1996b
Carcharhinus galapagensis Ovum diameter 30.5 mm max Hawaii wetherbee1996b
Galeocerdo cuvier Ovum diameter 100 mm min Main Hawaiian Islands whitney2007
Oxynotus japonicus Ovum diameter 8 mm max Suruga Bay and Enshu-nada Sea, Japan yano2002a
Trigonognathus kabeyai Ovum diameter 18 mm max Kumano-nada Sea, Japan yano2003b