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Affiliations
1 Fishery Survey of India, Mormugao Zonal Base, Opposite Microwave Station, Mormugao 403 803, IN
2 Fishery Survey of India, Headquarters, New Fishing Harbour, Sasson Dock, Mumbai 400 005, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 127, No 7 (2024), Pagination: 860-862
Abstract
Two individuals belonging to the species Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817) were sighted in the Indian waters during a marine mammal survey conducted on-board the vessel MFV Yellowfin associated with the Mormugao Zonal Base of the Fishery Survey of India. This survey was part of the project titled ‘Marine mammal stock assessment in India’. Among the sighted individuals, one was a female based on its morphological characters while the sex of the other was unknown. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous sightings of this rare beaked whale from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Keywords
Beaked whale, live sighting, marine mammal survey.
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