Table 3. Metrics on intraspecific size distributions.
p-values are not given for P. macrocephalus or B. musculus because large sample sizes prevented statistical analysis.
| Species | Size metric | Skew | Shape | D’Agostino skewness test p-value |
75% | 90% | 95% | Maxa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xestospongia muta | Base diameter (m) | 3.37 | Right-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 2.50 |
| Xestospongia muta | Height (m) | 1.69 | Right-skewed | 5.14E−10 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 1.70 |
| Xestospongia muta | Volume (m3) | 4.95 | Right-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.66 |
| Bathnomus giganteus | Carapace length (cm) | −0.60 | Left-skewed | 0.0034 | 27.00 | 31.00 | 33.00 | 45.00 |
| Bathnomus giganteus (mature) | Carapace length (cm) | −0.81 | Right-skewed | 0.0003 | 27.50 | 31.00 | 33.00 | 45.00 |
| Tridacna gigas (literature) | Length (cm) | −0.04 | Normal | 0.9214 | 91.19 | 102.86 | 112.90 | 137.00 |
|
Tridacna gigas (Pearson & Munro, 1991) |
Length (cm) | −1.61 | Left-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 86.00 | 90.00 | 94.00 | 106.00 |
| Tridacna gigas (online sales) | Length (cm) | 0.16 | Normal | 0.5636 | 62.55 | 74.47 | 86.36 | 97.79 |
| Syrinx aruanus (literature) | Length (cm) | −0.14 | Normal | 0.8165 | 57.10 | 73.04 | 77.20 | 91.40 |
| Syrinx aruanus (online sales) | Length (cm) | −0.59 | Left-skewed | 0.0225 | 53.98 | 58.42 | 62.84 | 72.39 |
| Enteroctopus dofleini | Mass (kg) | 13.85 | Right-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 16.00 | 18.50 | 20.50 | 272.16 |
| Enteroctopus dofleini | Interocular eye distance (m) |
−1.14 | Left-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| Architeuthis dux | Total length (m) | 0.67 | Normal | 0.1147 | 9.19 | 12.92 | 15.26 | 17.37 |
| Architeuthis dux | Mantle length (m) | 2.31 | Right-skewed | 8.28∗10−8 | 1.78 | 2.36 | 3.26 | 7.20 |
| Architeuthis dux | Mass (kg) | 4.21 | Right-skewed | 1.21∗10−8 | 163.70 | 220.00 | 250.00 | 907.00 |
| Cetorhinus maximus | Total length (m) | 0.53 | Right-skewed | 0.0370 | 7.10 | 8.49 | 8.74 | 10.00 |
|
Carcharadon carcharias (literature, mature) |
Total length (m) | 0.04 | Normal | 0.7864 | 4.70 | 5.37 | 5.94 | 8.00 |
| Carcharadon carcharias (media) | Total length (m) | 0.06 | Normal | 0.8787 | 5.38 | 6.10 | 6.47 | 7.62 |
| Somniosus micorcephalus | Total length (m) | 0.31 | Normal | 0.2697 | 3.32 | 3.96 | 4.45 | 6.40 |
| Hexanchus griseus | Total length (m) | 0.60 | Normal | 0.1473 | 2.70 | 3.01 | 3.33 | 5.50 |
| Hexanchus griseus | Mass (kg) | 0.44 | Normal | 0.4220 | 92.50 | 131.50 | 145.75 | 173.00 |
| Mantra birostris (global) | Disc width (m) | −0.02 | Normal | 0.9177 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.38 | 6.20 |
| Mantra birostris (Ecuador) | Disc width (m) | 0.96 | Right-skewed | 0.0040 | 4.86 | 5.36 | 5.73 | 6.20 |
| Mantra birostris (Mozambique) | Disc width (m) | −0.83 | Left-skewed | 0.0048 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 6.10 |
| Regalecus glesne | Total length (m) | 0.05 | Normal | 0.7865 | 4.00 | 4.88 | 5.35 | 7.72 |
| Mola mola | Total length (m) | 4.47 | Right-skewed | 1.06∗10−11 | 1.37 | 1.81 | 2.37 | 3.33 |
| Mola mola | Mass (kg) | 1.23 | Right-skewed | 6.25∗10−5 | 162.24 | 363.60 | 465.30 | 2,300.17 |
| Dermochelys coriacea (all) | Curved carapace length (m) |
−2.92 | Left-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 1.60 | 1.73 | 1.80 | 2.13 |
| Dermochelys coriacea (mature) | Curved carapace length (m) |
0.08 | Normal | 0.6367 | 1.64 | 1.73 | 1.80 | 2.13 |
| Mirounga leonina | Total length (m) | 3.00 | Right-skewed | < 2.2∗10−16 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.75 | 2.74 |
| Odobenus rosmarus | Length (m) | −1.97 | Left-skewed | 5.11∗10−15 | 3.09 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.95 |
| Odobenus rosmarus | Mass (kg) | −0.34 | Normal | 0.0874 | 1,225.64 | 1,390.97 | 1,552.05 | 1,883.00 |
| Pyseter macrocephalus | Total length (m) | 0.30 | 14.33 | 15.50 | 15.85 | 24.00 | ||
| Balaenoptera musculus | Total length (m) | −0.52 | 25.30 | 26.52 | 27.13 | 33.00 |
Notes.
a
Maximum sizes are given from the total dataset but see text and Table 1 for discussion of maximum size in the group as some of the maximum size estimates may not be accurate.