Cephalopods from the stomachs of sperm whales taken off California


Autoria(s): Fiscus, Clifford H.; Rice, Dale W.; Wolman, Allen A.
Data(s)

1989

Resumo

Cephalopod remains (beaks, bodies, and parts of bodies) were collected from the stomachs of 157 sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) taken off central California (lat. 37°-39°N). At least 24 species representing 14 families were identified. Frequencies of occurrence of the six most numerous taxa were Moroteuthis robusta 72.0%, Gonatopsis borealis 66.2%, Histioteuthis dofleini 36.9%, Galiteuthis spp. (including G. phyllura and G. pacifica) 36.3%, Octopoteuthis deletron 35.0%, and Vampyroteuthis infernalis 27.4%. One find of two Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni beaks strongly suggests transequatorial migration by one large male sperm whale. (PDF file contains 18 pages.)

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http://aquaticcommons.org/2738/1/tr83.pdf

Fiscus, Clifford H. and Rice, Dale W. and Wolman, Allen A. (1989) Cephalopods from the stomachs of sperm whales taken off California. NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, (NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 83)

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en

Publicador

NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service

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http://aquaticcommons.org/2738/

http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr83.pdf

Palavras-Chave #Management #Fisheries
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Monograph or Serial Issue

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