First stranding event of a Minke Whale Calf, Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804, in the Syrian Coast, Eastern Mediterranean

Minke whale, a member of the Sub order Mysticeti, was sighted stranded in the northern, and southern parts of eastern Mediterranean. This paper report stranding of a Minke whale in Banyas Coast of Syria, and fills the gap of the species distribution between the north and south of the eastern Mediter...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Amir, Hussein, Chirine, Ibrahim, Nahla, Badran, Moena, Alshawy, Firas, Alcheikh Ahmad, Alaa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Iranian Society of Ichthyology (ISI) 2020
Subjects:
Marine Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Cetaceans
Syrian waters
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
minke whale
Online Access:http://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/890
https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v8i4.890
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Summary:Minke whale, a member of the Sub order Mysticeti, was sighted stranded in the northern, and southern parts of eastern Mediterranean. This paper report stranding of a Minke whale in Banyas Coast of Syria, and fills the gap of the species distribution between the north and south of the eastern Mediterranean.

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