FIRST REPORTED STRANDING OF A DWARF MINKE WHALE, Balaenoptera acutorostrata (LACÉPÈDE, 1804), ON THE COAST OF CEARÁ, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

This paper reports the first stranding of a dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The animal stranded in advanced state of decomposition on Tabuba Beach (03º38’08”S, 38º42’21”W) on July, 2005. The specimen identification was based on the analyses...

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Main Authors: Oliveira de Meirelles, Ana Carolina, Choi, Katherine Fiedler, Silva de Oliveira, Mardônio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2011
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/arquivosdecienciadomar/article/view/169
https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v44i2.169
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Summary:This paper reports the first stranding of a dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The animal stranded in advanced state of decomposition on Tabuba Beach (03º38’08”S, 38º42’21”W) on July, 2005. The specimen identification was based on the analyses of skull morphological features and morphometrical characters. This is the second documented record of a dwarf minke whale stranding in latitudes lower than 05º00’S. Este trabalho registra o primeiro encalhe de baleia minke anã, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, no Estado do Ceará, Nordeste do Brasil. O animal encalhou em avançado estado de decomposição na Praia da Tabuba (03º38’08”S, 38º42’21”W), em julho de 2005. A identificação da espécie foi realizada com base nas características morfológicas e morfométricas do crânio. Este é o segundo encalhe documentado da espécie em latitudes menores de 05º00’S.