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Catalog Data

Collector:
Julio C. Reyes  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
South Pacific Ocean  Search this
Weight - Specimen:
277 kg
Length - Total:
322 cm
Preparation:
Skull
Sex:
Female
Place:
Pucusana, Lima, Peru, South America, South Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
7 Jun 1989
Notes:
Reyes, J. C. and K. V. Waerebeek (2018). "The Lesser Beaked Whale Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek 1991 Revisited, with Biological Observations on New Specimens from Peru " Journal of Marine Biology & Oceanography 7(4): 1-10.
Record Last Modified:
22 Feb 2019
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae
Published Name:
Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes et al., 1991
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : JCR 1512
USNM Number:
STR7423
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303aec4f8-2922-4f40-8af6-a32663e89e3e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7008185