On a false killer whale Pseudorca craissidens (Owen) caught at Ennore along the Chennai coast

False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (Owen) is widely distributed in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are oceanic in habit and move in schools and often approaches land masses with deep waters nearby. The stranding, landing and sighting of false killer whales have been reported by severa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nammalwar, P, Rajapackiam, S, Rajan, S
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin 2002
Subjects:
Whales
Indian
Pacific
Killer Whale
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3618/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3618/1/Article_07.pdf
Description
Summary:False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (Owen) is widely distributed in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are oceanic in habit and move in schools and often approaches land masses with deep waters nearby. The stranding, landing and sighting of false killer whales have been reported by several authors along the Indian coast

Similar Items