On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara

Not Available A huge whale was observed floating near the shore at Ullal was dragged away from the shore into the sea for about 15-20 km and released by the trawler fishermen. But the whale was swept shoreward by strong waves and was stranded at Someswara beach which identified was Balaenoptera phys...

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Main Authors: Naik,Appaya R, Muniyappa,Y, Nagaraja,D, Kemparaju,S, Zacharia,P U, Kulkarni,G M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI 1989
Subjects:
Balaenoptera physalis
morphometry
Someswara
fin whale
South Kanara
Fin whale
Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/57195
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spelling ftindiancar:oai:krishi.icar.gov.in:123456789/57195 2023-05-15T15:36:27+02:00 On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara Not Available Naik,Appaya R Muniyappa,Y Nagaraja,D Kemparaju,S Zacharia,P U Kulkarni,G M 1989 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/57195 English eng CMFRI Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/57195 Balaenoptera physalis morphometry Someswara fin whale South Kanara Article 1989 ftindiancar 2022-04-09T17:24:35Z Not Available A huge whale was observed floating near the shore at Ullal was dragged away from the shore into the sea for about 15-20 km and released by the trawler fishermen. But the whale was swept shoreward by strong waves and was stranded at Someswara beach which identified was Balaenoptera physalis. Morphometry were recorded and had Total length (tip of the lowerjaw to tipofthefluke) 1,402 cm Distance between flipper base to origin of fluke 1,037cm and Distance from origin of fluke to genito-anal slit 457cms. The whale was a female with prominent genital opening with maximum girth at the region of flippers. Not Available Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalis Fin whale KRISHI Publication and Data Inventory Repository (Knowledge based Resources Information Systems Hub for Innovations in Agriculture - Indian Council of Agricultural Research, ICAR)
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topic Balaenoptera physalis
morphometry
Someswara
fin whale
South Kanara
spellingShingle Balaenoptera physalis
morphometry
Someswara
fin whale
South Kanara
Naik,Appaya R
Muniyappa,Y
Nagaraja,D
Kemparaju,S
Zacharia,P U
Kulkarni,G M
On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
topic_facet Balaenoptera physalis
morphometry
Someswara
fin whale
South Kanara
description Not Available A huge whale was observed floating near the shore at Ullal was dragged away from the shore into the sea for about 15-20 km and released by the trawler fishermen. But the whale was swept shoreward by strong waves and was stranded at Someswara beach which identified was Balaenoptera physalis. Morphometry were recorded and had Total length (tip of the lowerjaw to tipofthefluke) 1,402 cm Distance between flipper base to origin of fluke 1,037cm and Distance from origin of fluke to genito-anal slit 457cms. The whale was a female with prominent genital opening with maximum girth at the region of flippers. Not Available
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Naik,Appaya R
Muniyappa,Y
Nagaraja,D
Kemparaju,S
Zacharia,P U
Kulkarni,G M
author_facet Naik,Appaya R
Muniyappa,Y
Nagaraja,D
Kemparaju,S
Zacharia,P U
Kulkarni,G M
author_sort Naik,Appaya R
title On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
title_short On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
title_full On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
title_fullStr On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
title_full_unstemmed On a fin whale stranded at Someswara, South Kanara
title_sort on a fin whale stranded at someswara, south kanara
publisher CMFRI
publishDate 1989
url http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/57195
genre Balaenoptera physalis
Fin whale
genre_facet Balaenoptera physalis
Fin whale
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