Taxonomic status of a "finner whale" (Balaenoptera swinhoei Gray, 1865) from southern Taiwan.

Autor: Archer, Frederick, Robertson, Kelly, Sabin, Richard, Brownell, Robert L.
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Zdroj: Marine Mammal Science; Oct2018, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p1134-1140, 7p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the taxonomic status of a finner whale from southern Taiwan. The study reportedly involved a bone specimen of the species collected by Robert Swinhoe from a whale that was stranded on a beach in 1862. The results revealed that the finner whale species belongs in the genus Megaptera.
Databáze: Complementary Index