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Annotated checklist and key to the cetaceans of Texas waters

Catalog Data

Author:
Schmidly, D. J  Search this
Melcher, B. A  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1974
Topic:
Morphology--External morphology  Search this
External morphology--External illustration  Search this
External illustration  Search this
Blue whale  Search this
Fin whale  Search this
Finback  Search this
Northern right whale  Search this
Right whale  Search this
Black right whale  Search this
Sperm Whale  Search this
Pygmy sperm whale  Search this
Dwarf sperm whale  Search this
Gervais' beaked whale  Search this
Cuvier's beaked whale  Search this
Rough-toothed dolphin  Search this
Atlantic spotted dolphin  Search this
Pan-tropical spotted dolphin  Search this
Pygmy killer whale  Search this
False killer whale  Search this
Killer whale  Search this
Short-finned pilot whale  Search this
Pothead  Search this
Pilot whale  Search this
Bottlenose dolphin  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Odontocetes
Cetacea--Mysticetes
Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenopteridae--Balaenoptera--musculus
Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenopteridae--Balaenoptera--physalus
Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenidae--Eubalaena--glacialis
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Physeter--catodon
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Kogia--breviceps
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Kogia--simus
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Steno--bredanensis
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Stenella--frontalis
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Stenella--attenuata
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Feresa--attenuata
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Pseudorca--crassidens
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Orcinus--orca
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Globicephala--macrorhynchus
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Tursiops--truncatus
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_11951