Cetacean distribution around Mayotte Island
Citation
Kiszka, J. 2009. Cetacean distribution around Mayotte Island. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/463) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/bvpm8k accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Original provider: Jeremy Kiszka Dataset credits: Jeremy Kiszka Abstract: This dataset gather 434 cetacean sightings around the Mozambique Channel island of Mayotte (France). These data were systematically collected during surveys having various objectives (small cetaceans, humpback whales). It includes 18 species, including the dugong, the humpback whale, beaked whales (2 species), sperm whales (3 species) and 11 delphinids. Supplemental information: Effort data will be appended later.Purpose
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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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Dugong dugoncommon name: Dugong rank: species
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Feresa attenuatacommon name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
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Globicephala macrorhynchuscommon name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
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Grampus griseuscommon name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
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Indopacetus pacificuscommon name: Longman's Beaked Whale rank: species
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Kogia brevicepscommon name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
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Kogia simacommon name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
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Lagenodelphis hoseicommon name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Mesoplodon densirostriscommon name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
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Peponocephala electracommon name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Pseudorca crassidenscommon name: False Killer Whale rank: species
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Sousa chinensiscommon name: Chinese white dolphin rank: species
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Stenella attenuatacommon name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
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Stenella longirostriscommon name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
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Tursiops aduncuscommon name: Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Jeremy Kiszkaoriginator
position: Primary contact
Florida International University
email: jeremy.kiszka@gmail.com
homepage: https://ccor.fiu.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
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homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Jeremy Kiszka
owner
position: Primary contact
Florida International University
email: jeremy.kiszka@gmail.com
homepage: https://ccor.fiu.edu
Jeremy Kiszka
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Florida International University
email: jeremy.kiszka@gmail.com
homepage: https://ccor.fiu.edu