Distribution. Cold-temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere, mainly at 20-60° S except on both coasts of South America, where they occur at most lower latitudes. Concentrated in winter near the coastlines off S Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic coast of South America (Argentina, Brazil), and S Africa (mainly South Africa), but also off Chile, Peru, Tristan da Cunha Is and the E coast of Madagascar; in summer they are found mainly in latitudes of 40-50° S but have been seen in the Antarctic as far as 65° S and around South Georgia Is. in Balaenidae
Distribution. Cold-temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere, mainly at 20-60° S except on both coasts of South America, where they occur at most lower latitudes. Concentrated in winter near the coastlines off S Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic coast of South America (Argentina, Brazil), and S Afr...
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Online Access: | https://zenodo.org/record/6595829 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6595829 |
Summary: | Distribution. Cold-temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere, mainly at 20-60° S except on both coasts of South America, where they occur at most lower latitudes. Concentrated in winter near the coastlines off S Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic coast of South America (Argentina, Brazil), and S Africa (mainly South Africa), but also off Chile, Peru, Tristan da Cunha Is and the E coast of Madagascar; in summer they are found mainly in latitudes of 40-50° S but have been seen in the Antarctic as far as 65° S and around South Georgia Is. Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2014, Balaenidae, pp. 186-215 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 4 Sea Mammals, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 211, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6595811 |
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