Parameter: HOST_LENGTH_STANDARD_MM

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
length
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 length
Short Description:
 length
Official Name:
 length
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Length is a one-dimensional extent equal to the distance between two points.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
HOST_LENGTH_STANDARD_MM
Supplied Units: 
millimeters (mm)
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Standard length was recorded for fish. This was measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the final vertebral column, following the accepted definition (https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/wiki/TraitsStandardLength). Missing data identifier NA (not applicable) or NR (not recorded).