Description
Original provider: National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Dataset credits: Shiro Wada, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science Masayuki Oishi, Iwate Prefectural Museum Tadasu K. Yamada, National Science Museum Abstract: 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. 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. Purpose: 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. Supplemental information: Data are digitized from the Nature paper. The holotype belongs to the Japanese National Science Museum.
Data Records
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How to cite
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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.
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GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Occurrence,Marine Animal Survey,Marine Biology,Marine mammals,Stranding,Catch,Vessel; Observation; Occurrence
External data
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| OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1341 UTF-8 Interactive map |
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| FGDC Metadata | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1341/xml UTF-8 XML |
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Geographic Coverage
Pacific,Indian Ocean
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [9.817, 94.483], North East [34.35, 157.933] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| Species | Balaenoptera omurai (Omurai's Whale) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1976-10-24 / 1998-11-09 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Catches or strandings of Balaenoptera omurai |
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| Funding | NA |
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Sampling Methods
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| Study Extent | NA |
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Collection Data
| Collection Name | zd_1341 |
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| Collection Identifier | zd_1341 |
| Parent Collection Identifier | OBIS-SEAMAP |
Additional Metadata
marine, harvested by iOBIS
| Purpose | 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. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1341 |