First stranding records of Ziphius cavirostris (Cetacea, Odontoceti) on the coast of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Authors

  • Luis Felipe Silva Pereira Mayorga Organização Consciência Ambiental, Instituto ORCA
  • Lupercio Araújo Barbosa
  • Renata Cristina Campos Bhering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2010v23n3p223

Abstract

This study presents the first stranding records of Ziphius cavirostris (Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823) (Cetacea, Odontoceti) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The first occurrence was recorded in the second half of 2007 on Trindade Island (20°30'46,82"S, 29°18'26,32"O), a volcanic island located 1.167km away from the mainland, where morphometric data were not collected. The other occurrence was recorded in the second half of 2009 in the city of Vila Velha (20º22'570"S, 40º18'292"O), where morphometric data were collected.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Comunicações Breves

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