First record of Omura’s whale, Balaenoptera omurai, in Sri Lankan waters
Abstract An unusually coloured, small baleen whale was documented off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in February 2017 during routine field surveys. Based on five distinct morphological characteristics including jaw asymmetry, presence of a prominent central rostral ridge, blaze on right side, asymm...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Marine Biodiversity Records |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-017-0121-2 |