Author:

Woods, H  Search this

Type:

Citations

Date:

1829

Notes:

Particulars of capture (?), dimensions and external characters, mainly from the observations of John Gould of the Zoological Society. Skeleton was presented to the Zoological Society "but goverment having put in a claim to the 'royal fish', the whole proceeds of it are under arrest, and the bones now lie whitening on the shore."

Topic:

Sperm Whale  Search this

Stranding ?? Stranding forms  Search this

Distribution  Search this

Morphology--External morphology  Search this

External morphology--External morphometrics  Search this

External morphometrics  Search this

Taxonomy:

Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Physeter--catodon

Data Source:

Marine Mammals Bibliography

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_bib_8442