QA/QC species names

Original List of Species Names

##  [1] "Pomatomus saltatrix"               "Atherinidae Sp."                  
##  [3] ""                                  "Brevoortia tyrannus"              
##  [5] "Leiostomus xanthurus"              "Menidia menidia"                  
##  [7] "Anchoa mitchilli"                  "Morone saxatilis"                 
##  [9] "Hypsoblennius hentz"               "Strongylura marina"               
## [11] "Pomatomus saltatrix adult"         "Anchoa hepsetus"                  
## [13] "Paralichthys dentatus"             "Callinectes sapidus"              
## [15] "Fundulus majalis"                  "Micropogonias undulatus"          
## [17] "Menidia beryllina"                 "Gobiesox strumosus"               
## [19] "Rhinoptera bonasus"                "Anguilla rostrata"                
## [21] "Fundulus heteroclitus"             "Symphurus plagiusa"               
## [23] "Synodus foetens"                   "Sphoeroides maculatus"            
## [25] "Hyporhamphus unifasciatus"         "Alosa pseudoharengus"             
## [27] "Alosa aestivalis"                  "Membras beryllilna"               
## [29] "Morone americana"                  "Fundulus diaphanus"               
## [31] "Pseudopleuronectes americanus"     "Callinected sapidus (female)"     
## [33] "Morone americana adult"            "Pogonias cromis"                  
## [35] "Alosa mediocris"                   "Alosid"                           
## [37] "Syngnathus fuscus"                 "Pleuronectes americanus"          
## [39] "Morone saxatilis adult"            "Prionotus carolinus"              
## [41] "Dorosoma petense"                  "Peprilus alepidotus"              
## [43] "Dorosoma cepedianum"               "Sciaenops ocellatus"              
## [45] "Cynoscion nebulosus"               "Micropogonias undulatus 1+"       
## [47] "Trinectes maculatus"               "Cyprinodon variegatus"            
## [49] "Paralichthys dentatus 1+"          "Pogonias chromis"                 
## [51] "Brevoortia tyrannus adult"         "Chasmodes bosquianus"             
## [53] "Sygnathus fuscus"                  "Peprilus triacanthus"             
## [55] "Hippocampus erectus"               "Lucania parva"                    
## [57] "Gobiosoma bosc"                    "Gasterosteus aculeatus"           
## [59] "Brevoortia tyrannus_2"             "Rhithropanopeus harrisii"         
## [61] "Callinectes sapidus juvenile male" "Unidentified Scaeinid YOY"        
## [63] "Morone Saxatilis"                  "Etrumeus teres"                   
## [65] "Alosa sapidissima"                 "Brevoortia Tyrannus"              
## [67] "Hypsoblennius hentz "            "Menticirrhus saxatilis"           
## [69] "Cynoscion regalis"                 "Fundulus heterclitus"             
## [71] "Sciaenid"                          "Chilomycterus schoepfi"           
## [73] "Hyporhamphus meeki"                "Menidia menidia (larvae)"         
## [75] "Membras martinica"                 "LARVAL SILVERSIDE"                
## [77] "Strongyluta marina"                "Menidia mendia"                   
## [79] "Menidia menida"                    "Striped bass"                     
## [81] "Stronglyura marina"                "Chasmodes bosquianus(?)"          
## [83] "Cynoscion nebulosus (?)"           "Hemiramphus brasiliensis"         
## [85] "Unidentified clupeid"

Finding and fixing any misspelled or mislabeled species names

##  [1] "Pomatomus saltatrix"               "Atherinidae Sp."                  
##  [3] ""                                  "Brevoortia tyrannus"              
##  [5] "Leiostomus xanthurus"              "Menidia menidia"                  
##  [7] "Anchoa mitchilli"                  "Morone saxatilis"                 
##  [9] "Hypsoblennius hentz"               "Strongylura marina"               
## [11] "Pomatomus saltatrix adult"         "Anchoa hepsetus"                  
## [13] "Paralichthys dentatus"             "Callinectes sapidus"              
## [15] "Fundulus majalis"                  "Micropogonias undulatus"          
## [17] "Menidia beryllina"                 "Gobiesox strumosus"               
## [19] "Rhinoptera bonasus"                "Anguilla rostrata"                
## [21] "Fundulus heteroclitus"             "Symphurus plagiusa"               
## [23] "Synodus foetens"                   "Sphoeroides maculatus"            
## [25] "Hyporhamphus unifasciatus"         "Alosa pseudoharengus"             
## [27] "Alosa aestivalis"                  "Morone americana"                 
## [29] "Fundulus diaphanus"                "Pseudopleuronectes americanus"    
## [31] "Callinected sapidus (female)"      "Morone americana adult"           
## [33] "Pogonias cromis"                   "Alosa mediocris"                  
## [35] "Alosid"                            "Syngnathus fuscus"                
## [37] "Pleuronectes americanus"           "Morone saxatilis adult"           
## [39] "Prionotus carolinus"               "Dorosoma petenense"               
## [41] "Peprilus alepidotus"               "Dorosoma cepedianum"              
## [43] "Sciaenops ocellatus"               "Cynoscion nebulosus"              
## [45] "Micropogonias undulatus 1+"        "Trinectes maculatus"              
## [47] "Cyprinodon variegatus"             "Paralichthys dentatus 1+"         
## [49] "Brevoortia tyrannus adult"         "Chasmodes bosquianus"             
## [51] "Peprilus triacanthus"              "Hippocampus erectus"              
## [53] "Lucania parva"                     "Gobiosoma bosc"                   
## [55] "Gasterosteus aculeatus"            "Rhithropanopeus harrisii"         
## [57] "Callinectes sapidus juvenile male" "Unidentified Scaeinid YOY"        
## [59] "Etrumeus teres"                    "Alosa sapidissima"                
## [61] "Hypsoblennius hentz "            "Menticirrhus saxatilis"           
## [63] "Cynoscion regalis"                 "Sciaenid"                         
## [65] "Chilomycterus schoepfi"            "Hyporhamphus meeki"               
## [67] "Menidia menidia (larvae)"          "Membras martinica"                
## [69] "LARVAL SILVERSIDE"                 "Chasmodes bosquianus(?)"          
## [71] "Cynoscion nebulosus (?)"           "Hemiramphus brasiliensis"         
## [73] "Unidentified clupeid"

QA/QC lengths

Atlantic Silversides

##      25%      75% 
## 82.00000 20.75643

Background suggests Atlantic silversides are “No bigger than max lengths of 180mm” with YOY max length around 80mm. . Outliers Removed > 180.

##      25%      75% 
## 82.00000 20.75643

Atlantic needlefish

##       25%       75% 
## 196.50000  83.76703

Recorded Max length Needlefish : 1110 mm TL

Blue crab

##      25%      75% 
## 52.50000 45.21937

No joy with Blue Crab in Textbooks. Length at maturity is 128 mm. Max Length 227 in sealifebase.

Spot

##      25%      75% 
## 63.50000 31.87595

Background suggests spot are “No bigger than max lengths of 360 mm” with YOY max length around 170 - 210 mm. Outliers Removed > 360.

##      25%      75% 
## 63.50000 31.87595

Inland silverside

##      25%      75% 
## 69.00000 10.37822

Background suggests inland silversides are “No bigger than max lengths of 150 mm” with YOY max length around 40-60 mm. Outliers Removed >150.

##      25%      75% 
## 69.00000 10.37822

Striped bass

##      25%      75% 
## 75.50000 30.39335

Background suggests striped bass are “No bigger than max lengths of 2000 mm” with YOY max length around 150-270 mm

Bluefish

##      25%      75% 
## 99.00000 25.20424

Background suggests bluefish are “No bigger than max lengths of 1300 mm” with YOY max length around 300 mm. Outliers Removed > 300 .

##      25%      75% 
## 98.75000 24.83359

Bay anchovy

##      25%      75% 
## 54.00000 17.79123

Background suggests bay anchovy are “No bigger than max lengths of 110 mm” . Outliers Removed > 110.

##      25%      75% 
## 54.00000 17.79123

Menhaden

##      25%      75% 
## 86.00000 45.96067

Background suggests menhaden are “No bigger than max lengths of 500 mm” with YOY max length around 350 mm.

Gizzard shad

##       25%       75% 
## 380.00000  59.30409

Background suggests bay gizzard shad are “No bigger than max lengths of 570 mm”

White perch

##       25%       75% 
## 111.00000  94.88654

Background suggests white perch are “No bigger than max lengths of 580 mm” with YOY max length around 100-250 mm