Table 1.
Sampling information of 12 stranded cetaceans.
| Normal name | Scientific name | Sample name | Taxonomy | Location | Death date | Sample date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin | Sousa chinensis | SCQZHG1 | Delphinidae | Qinzhou, Guangxi | ~2015.12.3 | 2015.12.5 |
| Sousa chinensis | SCQZHG2 | Delphinidae | Qinzhou, Guangxi | ~2015.12.3 | 2015.12.5 | |
| Sousa chinensis | SCZJHG1 | Delphinidae | Zhanjiang, Guangdong | ~2017.11.8 | 2017.11.11 | |
| Sousa chinensis | SCZJHG2 | Delphinidae | Zhanjiang, Guangdong | ~2017.11.8 | 2017.11.11 | |
| Pantropical spotted dolphin | Stenella attenuata | SAHG | Delphinidae | Ledong, Hainan | 2016.8.16 | A few days after frozen |
| Risso’s dolphin | Grampus griseus | GGHG | Delphinidae | Huizhou, Guangdong | 2017.9.13 | 2017.9.13 |
| Pygmy sperm whale | Kogia breviceps | KBHG | Physeteroidea | Wenchang, Hainan | 2014.6.18 | A few days after frozen |
| Dwarf sperm whale | Kogia simus | KSHG | Physeteroidea | Sanya, Hainan | 2017.12.9 | A few days after frozen |
| Sperm whale | Physeter macrocephalus | PMHG | Physeteroidea | Huizhou, Guangdong | 2017.3.12 | 2017.3.13 |
| Blainville’s beaked whale | Mesoplodon densirostris | MDHG | Ziphiidae | Xiamen, Fujian | 2017.10.18 | 2017.10.18 |
| Short-finned pilot whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | GMHG, GMFG GMS1, GMS2 |
Delphinidae | Sanya, Hainan | 2019.6.10 | 2019.6.11 |
| Rough-toothed dolphin | Steno bredanensis | SBHG, SBFG SBS1, SBS2, SBS3 |
Delphinidae | Sanya, Hainan | 2019.6.18 | A few days after frozen |
Postfix FG, HG, and S indicate foregut, hindgut, and stomach, respectively.