Within the Elwen et al. (Reference Elwen, Gridley, Roux, Best and Smale2013) paper describing records of kogiid whales in Namibia, the following errors need to be highlighted:
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Page 3, column 2, paragraph 2: Correct method to identify the two Kogia species from relative position of the dorsal fin from snout is: K. sima—anterior insertion of dorsal fin is <50% of body length from snout; in K. breviceps it is >50%.
Page 3, column 2, paragraph 4: Sexual maturity of specimen KB01 was additionally determined from body length after Best (Reference Best2007).
Page 3, column 2, last paragraph: Sepiidae were the most numerous prey taxon (not species) taken by KS01. Additionally, correct spelling of species name in family Ommastrephidae is Ommastrephes bartramii.
In Table 1, multiple species names were spelled incorrectly.
veranyi should be: veranii
bartrami should be: bartramii
Hystioteuethis should be: Histioteuthis
Brachiotuethidae should be: Brachioteuthidae (Family)
Onychoteurthidae should be: Onychoteuthidae (Family)
Lycotuthis should be: Lycoteuthis
spp. should be: sp.
juv? and juvs should be: juvenile
In Table 2, the asterisk on records 10 and 12 is not explained and should have the following text below table: Skull supposed to have been collected but whereabouts unknown.
Page 5, column 2, last paragraph: extra ‘and’ in the sentence should be disregarded and sentence should read: ‘These patterns were supported by the lower density and smaller size of the prey in the stomach of KS01 in this study’.
In the reference list, it must be noted that Best (Reference Best2007) should be corrected to:
Best P.B. (Reference Best2007) Whales and dolphins of the southern African subregion. Cape Town: Cambridge University Press.
