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Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin washed ashore at Karwar, Karnataka

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Title Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin washed ashore at Karwar, Karnataka
 
Creator Vaidya, N G
Sonali, S M
Phal, Smruta
 
Subject Dolphins
Conservation
Marine Mammals
 
Description A dead dolphin was washed ashore at Aligadda
beach, Karwar on 1.7.2016. From the external
characters it was identified as Indo-Pacific
humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis. The specimen
was a male, 233 cm in total length and weighed
110 kg. The animal had scratches on the skin in the
head portion.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11628/1/MFIS%20229-12.pdf
Vaidya, N G and Sonali, S M and Phal, Smruta (2016) Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin washed ashore at Karwar, Karnataka. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (229). p. 23. ISSN 0254-380 X