On the stranding of a young fin whale at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
A 6.8 m long Fin whsde, Balaenoptera physalus. commonly known as Common rorqual or Razor-back, and one among baleen whales which fall within the cetacean family Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) was stranded at Kanyakumari on 20-11-1995 at 1530 hours about 100 m away from Gandhi Mandapam at its western sid...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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CMFRI; Kochi
1996
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Online Access: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3440/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3440/1/Article_06.pdf |
Summary: | A 6.8 m long Fin whsde, Balaenoptera physalus. commonly known as Common rorqual or Razor-back, and one among baleen whales which fall within the cetacean family Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) was stranded at Kanyakumari on 20-11-1995 at 1530 hours about 100 m away from Gandhi Mandapam at its western side. |
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