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On the stranding of a young fin whale at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3440/
 
Title On the stranding of a young fin whale at Kanyakumari,
Tamil Nadu
 
Creator Joel, J J
Ebenezer, I P
Paul Sigamony, P
Prosper, A
 
Subject Stranding
Marine Mammals
 
Description A 6.8 m long Fin whsde, Balaenoptera physalus.
commonly known as Common rorqual or Razor-back, and one
among baleen whales which fall within the cetacean family
Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) was stranded at Kanyakumari on
20-11-1995 at 1530 hours about 100 m away from Gandhi
Mandapam at its western side.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1996
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3440/1/Article_06.pdf
Joel, J J and Ebenezer, I P and Paul Sigamony, P and Prosper, A (1996) On the stranding of a young fin whale at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 141. p. 19.