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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
South Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1020 cm
Sex:
Male
Place:
Rio Grande, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, South America, South Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Aug 1978
Record Last Modified:
20 May 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae
Published Name:
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : No Number
USNM Number:
STR12362
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be7487d0-2ab1-4c74-9ece-225309d7bbf1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7556303