Table 4. Brevetoxin concentrations in various fish species collected from the stomach contents of 2005/2006 UME bottlenose dolphins.
Prey item | ||||
Animal ID | Stranding Date | Common Name | Genus species | PbTx-3 equiv. (ng/g) |
PCNMFS-05-05 | 11/1/05 | Unidentified teleost | 966 | |
PCNMFS-05-13 | 12/13/05 | Spot | Leiostomus xanthurus | 494 |
PCNMFS-05-18 | 12/19/05 | Menhaden | Brevoortia sp. | 1511 |
PCNMFS-05-19 | 12/26/05 | Unidentified teleost | 1543 | |
PCNMFS-06-06 | 1/13/06 | Shrimp | Penaeus sp. | <dl |
PCNMFS-06-06 | 1/13/06 | Unidentified teleost | 2034 | |
PCNMFS-06-06 | 1/13/06 | Unidentified teleost | <dl | |
FLCB022806-09 | 2/28/06 | Shrimp | Penaeus sp. | <dl |
FLCB030206-10 | 3/1/06 | Shrimp | Penaeus sp. | 583 |
FLCB030206-11 | 3/2/06 | Shrimp | Penaeus sp. | 760 |
FLCB031406-17 | 3/14/06 | Unidentified teleost | 692 | |
FLCB031606-19 | 3/16/06 | Unidentified teleost | <dl | |
FLCB032406-23 | 3/24/06 | Shrimp | Penaeus sp. | 188 |
PCNMFS-06-18 | 4/1/06 | Menhaden | Brevoortia sp. | <dl |
All analyses were conducted by RBA.