Bay/Sound:

Table Bay  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

South Atlantic Ocean, Table Bay  Search this

Length - Total:

810 cm

Sex:

Unknown

Type Citation:

Van Beneden, P. J. 1863.

Type Status:

Type

Place:

Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, South Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

Jul 1846

Notes:

Beneden, P. J. v. (1863). "Memoire sur une nouvelle espece de ziphius de la mer des Indes." Memoires de l'Academie Royale de Belgique, 16:1-23, Pl. 1.

Gray, J. E. (1866). Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum. London, British Museum. p. 346-348, fig. 69

Record Last Modified:

8 Dec 2017

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae

Published Name:

Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823

Ziphius cavirostris indicus

Ziphius indicus Van Beneden, 1863

Other Numbers:

Whale Field Number 1 : No Number

USNM Number:

STR1386

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32cf71001-4f69-4928-be82-7484433e3d5d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7517465