Parameter: Species_Code

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 taxon_code
Short Description:
 taxon_code
Official Name:
 taxon_code
No Data Value:
Description:
 

taxonomic group or entity code, such as the ten digit number from the NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Species_Code
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
CAGA: Carcharhinus galapagensis (Galapagos shark); TROB: Triaenodon obesus (White tip reef shark); CALI: Carcharhinus limbatus (Black tip shark); SPLE: Sphyrna lewini (Scalloped hammerhead shark); ZACA: Zalophus wollebaeki (Galapagos sea lion); TAME: Mobula birostris (Giant manta ray)