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Catches or strandings of Balaenoptera omurai Citation Wada S. 2016. Catches or strandings of Balaenoptera omurai. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1341) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5333 Contact: Wada, Shiro Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description In the late 1970s eight Balaenoptera specimens of unknown identity were caught in the lower latitudinal Indo-Pacific waters by Japanese research whaling vessels. The combination of the allozyme patterns and physical maturity of the eight specimens separated them from all acknowledged Balaenoptera species. more In September 1998 we collected a medium-sized baleen whale carcass on a coastal island in the Sea of Japan. This specimen and the previously collected eight specimens resembled Balaenoptera physalus (fin whale) in external appearance but were much smaller. Comparison of external morphology, osteology and mitochondrial DNA data grouped the nine specimens as a single species but separated them from all known baleen whale species. Therefore, here we describe a new species of Balaenoptera, which is characterized by its unique cranial morphology, its small number of baleen plates, and by its distant molecular relationships with all of its congeners. Our analyses also separated Balaenoptera brydei (Bryde's whale) and Balaenoptera edeni (Eden's whale) into two distinct species, raising the number of known living Balaenoptera species to eight. The eight specimens were caught as "Bryde's whales" for the biological investigation under a special permit. Fresh appearance of whole ventral side was provided from a whale on deck of the research vessel. Data are digitized from the Nature paper. The holotype belongs to the Japanese National Science Museum. Scope Themes: Biology > Mammals Keywords: Marine/Coastal, New species, Stranding, Whaling, I, Indo-Pacific, Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003 Geographical coverage I, Indo-Pacific [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 24 October 1976 - 9 September 1998 Taxonomic coverage Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003 [WoRMS] Parameters Animal sightings Occurrence of biota Contributors Fisheries Research Agency; National Research Institute of Fisheries Science (NRIFS), more, data creator Related datasets Published in: OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2016-05-26 Information last updated: 2016-05-31 | ||||
