Recent data on whales and dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Cape Verde Islands, including records of four taxa new to the archipelago

Based on both stranding and sighting records, recent data on the status and distribution of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands are presented, including records of four taxa new to the archipelago, viz. Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima, beaked wha...

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Main Authors: Hazevoet, Cornelis J., Monteiro, Vanda, López, Pedro, Varo, Nuria, Torda, Gergely, Berrow, Simon, Gravanita, Barbara
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Sociedade Caboverdiana de Zoologia 2010
Subjects:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Killer Whale
minke whale
Sperm whale
Online Access:https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/16950/1/Hazevoet_et_al__Cetacea_CV.pdf
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Summary:Based on both stranding and sighting records, recent data on the status and distribution of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands are presented, including records of four taxa new to the archipelago, viz. Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima, beaked whale Mesoplodon cf. europaeus and False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens. Distribution elsewhere in the tropical eastern Atlantic and some taxonomic issues are discussed.

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