First record of a pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) from Thailand
1996
Supot Chantrapornsyl
Female pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata, 200 cm long, weighing 70.2 kg was stranded alive on April 1, 1996 at Chaomai Beach, Trang Province, Southern Thailand (7 deg 18 lipda 15 philipda N, 99 deg 24 lipda 30 philipda E). Standard body measurements and skull measurement were provided. The vertebral formula was C7 + D13 + L16 + Ca33 = 69, with 23 chevron bones. The first six pair of ribs were double-headed. The specimen was physically mature. The stomach contained no food remains, but only some nematodes and nematode cysts were collected near the ovaries. The complete skeleton was placed in the collection of Phuket Marine Biological Center. (Collection number PMBC11640).
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This bibliographic record has been provided by Thai National AGRIS Centre, Kasetsart University
