Cetacean observations in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary and the South China Sea, Mauritius to the Philippines, April 1999
Citation
de Boer, M.N. 2000. A note on cetacean observations in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary and the South China Sea, Mauritius to the Philippines, April 1999. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 2(3):197-199. https://doi.org/10.15468/jxvw8e accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
Original provider: Marijke de Boer Dataset credits: Marijke de Boer Abstract: Information on cetaceans in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary and the South China Sea is summarized from a cruise carried out from 29 March to 17 April 1999. Ten species were positively identified: finless porpoise, pantropical spotted dolphin, spinner dolphin, sperm whale, melon-headed whale, pygmy killer whale, false killer whale, Cuvier’s beaked whale, Bryde’s whale and fin whale. Spotted dolphins, melon-headed and pygmy killer whales were sighted around the Island of Borneo and sightings of fin whales and a sperm whale west of the Balabac Strait suggest a possible migration route of these species between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. This is the first record of fin whales in the South China Sea. Purpose: This note details cetacean observations made during a cruise from Mauritius to the Philippines in April (ca 4,520 nautical miles). Supplemental information: Time was not provided, so it was filled with "00:00:00."Purpose
This note details cetacean observations made during a cruise from Mauritius to the Philippines in April (ca 4,520 nautical miles).
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Balaenopteracommon name: baleen whales rank: genus
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Balaenoptera brydeicommon name: Bryde's whale rank: species
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Ziphius cavirostriscommon name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Pseudorca crassidenscommon name: False Killer Whale rank: species
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Neophocaena phocaenoidescommon name: Finless Porpoise rank: species
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Peponocephala electracommon name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
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Feresa attenuatacommon name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Stenella longirostriscommon name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
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Stenella attenuatacommon name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Indian Ocean,Asia
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Marijke de Boer
owner
position: Primary contact
Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen
email: marijkedeboer@hotmail.com
Marijke de Boer
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen
email: marijkedeboer@hotmail.com