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Two new records of Ziphiidae (Cetacea) for the Azores with an updated checklist of cetacean species
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Os arrojamentos ocorridos em 1989, dum zífio, Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823, na ilha de Santa Maria, e duma baleia de bico-de-Gervais, Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855) na ilha do Faial, representam os primeiros registos destas espécies paro o Arquipélago dos Açores. As medidas externas dos dois espécimes e a craniometria de M. europaeus são apresentadas. Fornece-se também uma lista actualizada das 22 espécies de cetáceos registados para as águas dos Açores, embora a presença de 3 delas seja actualmente duvidosa.
ABSTRACT: Two standings in 1989 of a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823, on the Island of Santa Maria, and of a Gervais’ Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), on the Island of Faial, represent the first records of these species in the Azores archipelago. Body measurements of both specimens and the skull biometry of M. europaeus are presented. An updated checklist or 22 cetaceans recorded from the Azorean waters is also presented, although the presences of 3 of them are actually dubious.
ABSTRACT: Two standings in 1989 of a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823, on the Island of Santa Maria, and of a Gervais’ Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), on the Island of Faial, represent the first records of these species in the Azores archipelago. Body measurements of both specimens and the skull biometry of M. europaeus are presented. An updated checklist or 22 cetaceans recorded from the Azorean waters is also presented, although the presences of 3 of them are actually dubious.
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Mesoplodon europaeus Ziphius cavirostris Cetáceos Cetaceans Açores Azores
Citation
"ARQUIPÉLAGO. Ciências Biológicas e Marinhas = Life and Marine Sciences". ISSN 0870-6581. Nº 11A (1993): 113-118.