FRASER'S DOLPHIN (Lagenodelphis hosei): Western North Atlantic Stock
Fraser's dolphin is distributed worldwide in tropical waters (Perrin et al. 1994). Fraser’s dolphins are assumed to be part of the cetacean fauna of the tropical western North Atlantic. The paucity of sightings is probably due to naturally low abundance compared to other cetacean species. Sight...
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.228.6086 http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm194/pdfs/126.pdf |
Summary: | Fraser's dolphin is distributed worldwide in tropical waters (Perrin et al. 1994). Fraser’s dolphins are assumed to be part of the cetacean fauna of the tropical western North Atlantic. The paucity of sightings is probably due to naturally low abundance compared to other cetacean species. Sightings in the more extensively surveyed northern Gulf of Mexico are uncommon but occur on a regular basis. Fraser's dolphins have been observed in oceanic waters (>200 m) in the northern |
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