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Authors

  • Paulo André de Carvalho Flores International Wildlife Coalition/Brasil. Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos. Departamento de Biologia - CCB/UFSC
  • Alfredo Ximenez Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos. Departamento de Biologia - CCB/UFSC

Abstract

The rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis is a pelagic species of tropical and warm temperate oceans and seas, though in Brazil it is frequently observed in coastal waters. This paper presents new information on the species off Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil. A single stranding at Conceição Lagoon, with evidence of of entanglement in fishing gear, provides the apparently first record of S. bredanensis in a lagoon system. The feasibility of using photoidentification techniques with the species is discussed based on a sighting of a herd including at least one calf. These records lend support to previous suggestions of the coastal habits of S. bredanensis in at least some Brazilian regions.

Author Biography

Paulo André de Carvalho Flores, International Wildlife Coalition/Brasil. Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos. Departamento de Biologia - CCB/UFSC

Graduado em Ciências Biológicas (Bacharel em Ecologia) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e Doutor em Biociências(Zoologia) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, trabalha no Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Mamíferos Aquáticos (CMA), ICMBio, MMA.

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Published

1997-01-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (1997)

Section

Short Communication

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Copyright (c) 1997 Paulo André de Carvalho Flores, Alfredo Ximenez

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