58645 Entity Published / External 58439 Using the otolith sulcus to aid in prey identification and improve estimates of prey size in diet studies of a piscivorous predator Data Set Contains Data collected from the Otoliths of the stomach of the stranded dolphins Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami FL USA SEFSC PARR Data Server Data Table Contains Data collected from the Otoliths of the stomach of the stranded dolphins 10 Field ID Number Character 7 Yes No Active Individual identification number assigned to each specimen. 20 Stomach Chamber Character No No Active The chamber within the stomach in which the contents were found. 30 Removed from head Character No No Active Yes if the otolith was found in the head of the fish. 40 Common name Character No No Active Common name of the fish species. 50 Species Character 25 No No Active Scientific name of the fish species. 60 Number left otoliths Numeric 2 No No Active Number of otoliths from the left side counted from stomach contents. 70 Number right otoliths Numeric No No Active Number of otoliths from the right side counted from stomach contents. 80 Otoliths Unknown Side Numeric No No Active Number of otoliths for which it was unknown if they were from the left or right side. 90 Side Graded Character No No Active Which otolith was graded for erosion - L for left or R for right. 100 Grade character No No Active The erosion grade of the otolith:0, undamaged; 1, barely degraded, sulcus fully visible; 2, slightly degraded, somewhat chalky appearance, sulcus is still fully visible; 3-5, moderately to severely degraded, broken, erosion affecting sulcus edge. 110 Count of Minimum Number Numeric No No Active Minimum number of fish meeting the criteria of the prior fields 120 Otolith Length (mm) Numeric No No Active Measured length of the otolith (left or right). 130 Sulcus Length (mm) Numeric No No Active Measured length of the suculus (left or right). 140 Cauda length (mm) Numeric No No Active Measured length of the cauda (left or right). 150 Nodules present (Yes/No/ reduced) Character No No Active Yes indicates nodules were present on the otolith, reducted indicates nodules are present but reduced in size, and no means nodules were absent. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:58645 Lee Weinberger 2020-01-16T16:54:00 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:43 2021-04-29 Southeast Fisheries Science Center SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA (305)361-5761 www.sefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 1001 Public No 2021-04-29 1 Year 2022-04-29