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Stranding of Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin in Calani Creek

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Title Stranding of Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin in
Calani Creek
 
Creator Sundaram, Sujit
James, N J
Saleem, Abdul
 
Subject Stranding
Marine Mammals
 
Description A Humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis was found dead
in Calani Creek, Thrissur district of Kerala on 12.12.2018. The female dolphin measured 265 cm in total length
and weighed approximately 300 kg (Fig.1.). The other
measurements are given in Table.1. Local fishermen found the dolphin in the early morning about three kilometers inside the creek from the creek mouth and reported the same to the authors who reached the site
for documentation and records. Measurements recorded
(in cm) were as follows Beak length-27; Length from
tip of snout to origin of dorsal fin-107; Tail width-107;
Tail length-24; Length of flipper-33; Girth at the level of
origin of dorsal fin-164.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2018
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14011/1/MFIS%20238_8.pdf
Sundaram, Sujit and James, N J and Saleem, Abdul (2018) Stranding of Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin in Calani Creek. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (238). pp. 30-31. ISSN 0254-380 X