TABLE 1. Comparison of total length, pectoral and dorsal fin spine lengths, scapulocoracoid height and minimum diameter for Cheiracanthus specimens in the NMS.
| species | NMS G | fish length |
pectoral spine length |
dorsal spine length |
scapula height |
scapula minimum diameter |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1893.107.9 | 220 | 40 | 40 | 12.5 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1993.32.1 | 240 | 48 | 44 | 20 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1973.12.105 | 240 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1965.50.1 | 250 | 45 | 50 | 24 | 2.5 |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1893.107.10 | 250 | - | 50 | - | - |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | 1892.95.1 | 300 | 50 | 60 | - | - |
| Cheiracanthus grandispinus | FR1938b | 310 | 45 | - | - | 2.5 |
| Cheiracanthus latus | 1891.92.320 | 110 | 22.5 | - | 10 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus latus | 1882.60.14 | 140 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 1.5 |
| Cheiracanthus latus | 1968.19.18 | 150 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus latus | 1870.14.173 | 155 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Cheiracanthus latus | 1892.8.3 | 165 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1965.59.34 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 6 | <1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | FR1369 | 120 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1973.12.120 | 140 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1891.92.307 | 150 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1981.39.36 | 150 | - | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1870.14.171 | 150 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1877.30.2 | 160 | 28 | - | 15+ | 1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | FR1366 | 160 | 25 | 17 | 10 | <1 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1972.23.1 | 205 | - | 48 | 19 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1898.163.4 | 205 | - | 23 | 10 | - |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 1898.163.3 | 290 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 2 |
| Cheiracanthus murchisoni | 2000.65.2 | 110 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
