Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai)
[Extract] For some morphologically similar species, it can be challenging to provide identification, particularly when they are observed in a fleeting encounter in the wild, and cetaceans are not an exception. Baleen whales exemplify this issue, as morphologically similar species can be easily confu...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:82722 2024-09-09T19:31:41+00:00 Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) Sahri, Achmad Hocdé, Régis Nandika, Muhammad R. Fahmi, Fahmi Tjarles, Lay Alifatri, La O. Manuhutu, Jafry F. Taborat, Mathias Bata, Ferdinand I.P. Kreb, Danielle Mustika, Putu L.K. Mannocci, Laura 2024 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/82722/1/Sahri-etal_Revised-short-note.pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/82722/2/Sahri_etal_Revised_Supplemental_file.pdf unknown Western Illinois University Regional Center https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.50.3.2024.171 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/82722/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/82722/1/Sahri-etal_Revised-short-note.pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/82722/2/Sahri_etal_Revised_Supplemental_file.pdf Sahri, Achmad, Hocdé, Régis, Nandika, Muhammad R., Fahmi, Fahmi, Tjarles, Lay, Alifatri, La O., Manuhutu, Jafry F., Taborat, Mathias, Bata, Ferdinand I.P., Kreb, Danielle, Mustika, Putu L.K., Mannocci, Laura, and UNSPECIFIED (2024) Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai). Aquatic Mammals, 50 (3). pp. 171-178. restricted Article 2024 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.50.3.2024.171 2024-08-26T14:08:02Z [Extract] For some morphologically similar species, it can be challenging to provide identification, particularly when they are observed in a fleeting encounter in the wild, and cetaceans are not an exception. Baleen whales exemplify this issue, as morphologically similar species can be easily confused (e.g., Omura’s whale [Balaenoptera omurai] and fin whale [Balaenoptera physalus]). Omura’s whale is one of the least known cetacean species. It was relatively newly described as a distinct species (Wada et al., 2003; Sasaki et al., 2006) after previously being misclassified as a pygmy/dwarf form of Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) (Sasaki et al., 2006; Cerchio et al., 2015). Omura’s whale is distributed in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, with most doc mented occurrences in the eastern Indo-Pacific Ocean (de Vos, 2017; Cerchio et al., 2019). Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalus baleen whales Fin whale James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Pacific Indian Aquatic Mammals 50 3 171 178 |
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[Extract] For some morphologically similar species, it can be challenging to provide identification, particularly when they are observed in a fleeting encounter in the wild, and cetaceans are not an exception. Baleen whales exemplify this issue, as morphologically similar species can be easily confused (e.g., Omura’s whale [Balaenoptera omurai] and fin whale [Balaenoptera physalus]). Omura’s whale is one of the least known cetacean species. It was relatively newly described as a distinct species (Wada et al., 2003; Sasaki et al., 2006) after previously being misclassified as a pygmy/dwarf form of Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) (Sasaki et al., 2006; Cerchio et al., 2015). Omura’s whale is distributed in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, with most doc mented occurrences in the eastern Indo-Pacific Ocean (de Vos, 2017; Cerchio et al., 2019). |
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Sahri, Achmad Hocdé, Régis Nandika, Muhammad R. Fahmi, Fahmi Tjarles, Lay Alifatri, La O. Manuhutu, Jafry F. Taborat, Mathias Bata, Ferdinand I.P. Kreb, Danielle Mustika, Putu L.K. Mannocci, Laura |
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Sahri, Achmad Hocdé, Régis Nandika, Muhammad R. Fahmi, Fahmi Tjarles, Lay Alifatri, La O. Manuhutu, Jafry F. Taborat, Mathias Bata, Ferdinand I.P. Kreb, Danielle Mustika, Putu L.K. Mannocci, Laura Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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Sahri, Achmad Hocdé, Régis Nandika, Muhammad R. Fahmi, Fahmi Tjarles, Lay Alifatri, La O. Manuhutu, Jafry F. Taborat, Mathias Bata, Ferdinand I.P. Kreb, Danielle Mustika, Putu L.K. Mannocci, Laura |
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Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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Updating the Cetacean Species List of Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Additional Sightings of the Rarely Documented Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) |
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updating the cetacean species list of raja ampat, indonesia with additional sightings of the rarely documented omura’s whale (balaenoptera omurai) |
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