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Revealing further insights on extralimital records of Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis, Burmeister, 1865) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2024

R. R. Carvalho Open the ORCID record for R. R. Carvalho [Opens in a new window] ,
J. Ikeda ,
Y. Daoualibi ,
E. B. Guari ,
P. Teixeira ,
E. B. Santos-Neto ,
J. Lailson-Brito ,
L. Barbosa ,
M. Ramos-Nogueira  and
A. F. Azevedo
R. R. Carvalho*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J. Ikeda
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Y. Daoualibi
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
E. B. Guari
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
P. Teixeira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
E. B. Santos-Neto
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J. Lailson-Brito
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
L. Barbosa
Affiliation:
Instituto ORCA, Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil
M. Ramos-Nogueira
Affiliation:
Instituto ORCA, Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil
A. F. Azevedo
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Corresponding author: R. R. Carvalho; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is an endemic species found in both the South Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, along the coastal regions of South America. In the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, the species is reported from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina to Santa Catarina, Brazil, and the Falkland Islands. This study provides new insights on two stranded P. spinipinnis specimens in Southeastern Brazil, including the first occurrence in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the advanced decomposition of the carcasses, which limited necropsy findings, we provide new data on the general characteristics of the specimens found in this extralimital geographical range, such as total body length, age, sex, vertebral count, and cranial measurements.

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cetaceandistributional rangePhocoenidae
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e96
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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