Report on a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus) caught at Chennai coast

In Indian Ocean, sperm whales are distributed in substantial numbers near Madagascar, Mahe banks. East and West coast of India and off Sri Lanka. Instances of sperm whales caught / stranded / sighted are reported from Mahabalipuram, Madras, Tranquebar, Nagapattinam, Pondicherry, Pamban, Manauli Isla...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nammalwar, P, Mohanraj, G, Batcha, Hameed, Gomathy, S
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin Unit 2002
Subjects:
Sperm whales
Indian
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3492/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3492/1/Article_03.pdf
Description
Summary:In Indian Ocean, sperm whales are distributed in substantial numbers near Madagascar, Mahe banks. East and West coast of India and off Sri Lanka. Instances of sperm whales caught / stranded / sighted are reported from Mahabalipuram, Madras, Tranquebar, Nagapattinam, Pondicherry, Pamban, Manauli Island, Krusadai Island, Quilon, Karwar, Mangalore and Kalpeni

Similar Items