Erro: Discrete value supplied to continuous scale

Hi Rstudio community.

Im a need some help with ggplo2. Im a beginner ecologist in R analizes.

Here is my data:

                         Taxon       ID    d13C   d15N  C.N
1             Achirus.lineatus  AF_AL01 -21,922 14,256 3,46
2             Achirus.lineatus  AF_AL02 -22,204 14,944 3,32
3           Bairdiella.ronchus  AF_BR01 -22,335 13,610 3,26
4           Bairdiella.ronchus  AF_BR02 -21,054 13,837 3,24
5           Bairdiella.ronchus  AF_BR03 -17,523 13,384 3,29
6                 Caranx.latus  AF_CL01 -18,748  7,330 3,39
7                 Caranx.latus  AF_CL02 -19,850  8,386 3,34
8                 Caranx.latus  AF_CL03 -19,866  7,939 3,30
9                 Caranx.latus  AF_CL04 -21,699 10,229 3,48
10                Caranx.latus  AF_CL05 -17,898  6,434 3,35
11       Catathyridium.garmani  AF_CG01 -26,223 13,554 3,64
12       Catathyridium.garmani  AF_CG02 -23,143 14,646 3,40
13       Catathyridium.garmani  AF_CG03 -22,119 14,746 3,28
14       Catathyridium.garmani  AF_CG04 -21,918 14,831 3,25
15       Catathyridium.garmani  AF_CG05 -26,255 12,911 3,65
16          Cathorops.arenatus  AF_CA01 -20,042 15,783 3,48
17          Cathorops.arenatus  AF_CA02 -19,831 16,145 3,55
18          Cathorops.arenatus  AF_CA03 -21,598 15,604 3,52
19          Cathorops.arenatus  AF_CA04 -16,675 14,161 3,51
20            Cathorops.spixii  AF_CS01 -20,949 15,521 3,45
21            Cathorops.spixii  AF_CS02 -21,478 15,020 3,38
22            Cathorops.spixii  AF_CS03 -21,994 15,647 3,41
23            Cathorops.spixii  AF_CS04 -21,070 15,525 3,42
24            Cathorops.spixii  AF_CS05 -21,963 15,596 3,48
25      Centropomus.parallelus  AF_CP01 -19,708 15,357 1,72
26     Citharichthys.arenaceus AF_CIA01 -23,912 13,160 1,72
27     Citharichthys.arenaceus AF_CIA02 -23,647 13,259 1,72
28     Citharichthys.arenaceus AF_CIA03 -21,308 13,022 1,72
29   Citharichthys.spilopterus AF_CIS01 -22,738 12,797 1,72
30          Diapterus.rhombeus  AF_DR01 -26,738 15,211 1,72
31             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB01 -19,702 15,338 3,42
32             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB02 -20,186 15,293 3,55
33             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB03 -18,927 14,818 3,44
34             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB04 -20,105 14,772 3,51
35             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB05 -19,122 13,859 3,43
36             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB06 -20,374 15,412 3,60
37             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB07 -19,503 14,215 3,47
38             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB08 -19,714 15,273 3,42
39             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB09 -19,749 15,316 3,44
40             Genidens.barbus  AF_GB10 -19,773 15,219 3,48
41           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG01 -22,268 15,261 3,48
42           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG02 -24,875 15,268 3,49
43           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG03 -23,464 15,781 3,45
44           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG04 -21,388 15,716 3,56
45           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG05 -21,192 15,536 3,52
46           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG06 -21,104 15,830 3,46
47           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG07 -21,522 15,912 3,45
48           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG08 -21,179 16,123 3,44
49           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG09 -21,718 15,926 3,42
50           Genidens.genidens  AF_GG10 -21,463 15,873 3,68
51     Lycengraulis.grossidens  AF_LG01 -17,100 13,544 1,72
52     Lycengraulis.grossidens  AF_LG02 -19,003 13,828 1,72
53     Lycengraulis.grossidens  AF_LG03 -17,068 13,416 1,72
54     Lycengraulis.grossidens  AF_LG04 -18,768 13,662 1,72
55     Lycengraulis.grossidens  AF_LG05 -18,156 13,637 1,72
56         Pachyurus.adspersus  AF_PA01 -22,341 15,049 1,72
57         Pachyurus.adspersus  AF_PA02 -23,365 14,722 1,72
58         Pachyurus.adspersus  AF_PA03 -23,738 15,031 1,72
59         Pachyurus.adspersus  AF_PA04 -23,135 14,752 1,72
60         Pachyurus.adspersus  AF_PA05 -23,176 14,973 1,72
61         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM01 -24,177 14,174 3,44
62         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM02 -25,479 16,984 3,43
63         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM03 -23,168 13,978 3,57
64         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM04 -24,654 15,769 3,48
65         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM05 -26,662 16,585 3,46
66         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM06 -21,957 12,533 3,71
67         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM07 -21,825 13,059 3,43
68         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM08 -26,221 16,810 3,37
69         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM09 -23,757 13,448 3,37
70         Pimelodus.maculatus  AF_PM10 -25,169 16,760 3,38
71     Polydactylus.virginicus  AF_PV01 -18,967 13,705 1,72
72  Pseudauchenipterus.affinis AF_PSA01 -23,100 14,915 1,72
73  Pseudauchenipterus.affinis AF_PSA02 -23,201 15,062 1,72
74     Sphoeroides.testudineus  AF_ST01 -23,014 12,636 1,72
75     Sphoeroides.testudineus  AF_ST02 -21,983 12,756 1,72
76     Sphoeroides.testudineus  AF_ST03 -22,930 13,192 1,72
77     Sphoeroides.testudineus  AF_ST04 -17,848 11,335 1,72
78      Stellifer.brasiliensis  AF_SB01 -25,608 13,752 3,31
79      Stellifer.brasiliensis  AF_SB02 -25,279 14,985 3,27
80      Stellifer.brasiliensis  AF_SB03 -24,502 15,686 3,21
81      Stellifer.brasiliensis  AF_SB04 -26,795 14,008 3,25
82      Stellifer.brasiliensis  AF_SB05 -24,547 15,326 3,25
83    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM01 -24,265 13,872 3,52
84    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM02 -23,492 14,070 3,57
85    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM03 -22,780 14,125 3,36
86    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM04 -23,331 14,075 3,34
87    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM05 -22,960 13,285 3,37
88    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM06 -24,892 14,480 3,38
89    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM07 -26,455 14,620 3,45
90    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM08 -23,868 13,654 3,40
91    Trinectes.microphthalmus  AF_TM09 -25,347 14,179 3,41
92       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP01 -22,891 12,716 3,30
93       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP02 -23,825 14,018 3,28
94       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP03 -22,259 14,350 3,28
95       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP04 -21,752 13,761 3,27
96       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP05 -23,027 14,531 3,52
97       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP06 -22,837 14,203 3,35
98       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP07 -21,681 14,040 3,35
99       Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP08 -20,965 14,302 3,38
100      Trinectes.paulistanus  AF_TP09 -21,772 13,543 3,29

And here the script:

first.plot <- ggplot(data = mydata, aes(d13C, d15N)) +
+     geom_point(aes(color = Taxon), size = 2)+
+     ylab(expression(paste(delta^{15}, "N (\u2030)")))+
+     xlab(expression(paste(delta^{13}, "C (\u2030)"))) + 
+     theme(text = element_text(size=10)) + theme_classic() + xlim(0, 100) + ylim(0, 100)

print(first.plot)

Erro: Discrete value supplied to continuous scale.

What im doing wrong???

Thanks u guys.

are these variables numeric type, or are they character type ? you are showing us them with comma's so I would guess ggplot considers them discrete, and not to fall along continious scale i.e. between the bounds 0,100 that you stipulate for xlim and ylim.

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