• Title/Summary/Keyword: Melon-headed whale

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First Record of the Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) in Korean Waters

  • Kim, Hyun-Woo;Moon, Dae-Yeon;Choi, Seok-Gwan;An, Yong-Rock;Kim, Zang-Geun
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.59-62
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    • 2010
  • First record of a stranded Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) on the south-east coast of Korea was described. Full body and skull measurements were taken from the specimen. It was identified as P. electra by unique pointed flipper tips. Skull measurements of the specimen corresponded to condylobasal length proportions given in the previous descriptions of the holotype.