Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758

360. Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Common name: Sperm Whale Myanmar name: Distribution: Antarctic and cold-temperate waters (Northern hemisphere) to tropical waters. In Myanmar, recorded in the offshore waters of Bay of Bengal (Parnum 2019). Remarks: This species is listed as vulnerable by t...

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Main Authors: Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet, Quan, Rui-Chang
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2024
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Physeteridae
Physeter
Physeter macrocephalus
Antarctic
Antarc*
Sperm whale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13930955
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF0B87EAAE49FFDE9F4BF923FD3C041F
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Summary:360. Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Common name: Sperm Whale Myanmar name: Distribution: Antarctic and cold-temperate waters (Northern hemisphere) to tropical waters. In Myanmar, recorded in the offshore waters of Bay of Bengal (Parnum 2019). Remarks: This species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and a completely protected species of Myanmar. Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on pages 191-192, DOI:10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939

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