First record of a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps, Blainville, 1838) stranding along the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji
-
Published:2022
Issue:1
Volume:44
Page:158
-
ISSN:0310-0049
-
Container-title:Australian Mammalogy
-
language:en
-
Short-container-title:Aust. Mammalogy
Author:
Dehm JashaORCID,
Varea RufinoORCID,
Hewavitharane Chinthaka Anushka,
Stockwell Brian,
Brown Kelly ThomasORCID
Abstract
On 18 July 2020, a small whale was found stranded along the eastern shoreline of Viti Levu, Fiji. The whale died two days later despite efforts to refloat and guide it out to sea. Morphometric measurements and photo identification confirm it to be an adult male pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (Blanville, 1838). This specimen acts as the first confirmed record of the species in Fiji.
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献