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Table 2 Blubber depths and corresponding ranks through entire body of actual and ultrasound measurements, respectively
| Body region and aspect | Actual measurements | Ultrasound measurements | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blubber depth (cm) | Rank | Blubber depth (cm) | Rank | |
| Head | ||||
| Dorsal | 1.17 | 1 | 1.23 | 3 |
| Lateral | 1.20 | 2 | 1.16 | 1 |
| Ventral | 1.35 | 3 | 1.20 | 2 |
| Axillary | ||||
| Dorsal | 1.85 | 12 | 1.69 | 10 |
| Lateral | 1.79 | 10 | 1.53 | 5 |
| Ventral | 1.68 | 5 | 1.71 | 11.5 |
| Mid-thorax | ||||
| Dorsal | 2.38 | 17 | 1.87 | 15 |
| Lateral | 1.80 | 11 | 1.73 | 13 |
| Ventral | 1.78 | 9 | 1.82 | 14 |
| Umbilicus | ||||
| Dorsal | 2.49 | 18 | 2.17 | 17 |
| Lateral | 1.75 | 7.5 | 1.67 | 9 |
| Ventral | 1.43 | 4 | 1.59 | 7 |
| Genital slit | ||||
| Dorsal | 2.12 | 16 | 2.18 | 18 |
| Lateral | 1.95 | 13.5 | 1.58 | 6 |
| Ventral | 2.05 | 15 | 1.90 | 16 |
| Anus | ||||
| Dorsal | 1.95 | 13.5 | 1.71 | 11.5 |
| Lateral | 1.70 | 6 | 1.48 | 4 |
| Ventral | 1.75 | 7.5 | 1.61 | 8 |
