First report of Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) on the Caribbean coast of Honduras

First report of Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) on the Caribbean coast of Honduras

Authors

  • Leonel Marineros Monitoring and Research Division, Punta Izopo National Park. PROLANSATE Foundation. PROCORREDOR Project. Bo. El Centro, Tela, Atlántida
  • María Eugenia Mondragón Research Institute - Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán UPNFM
  • Wilfredo Matamoros Instituto de Ciencias para el Estudio y Conservación de la Biodiversidad (INCEBIO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i2.295

Abstract

The first report of Kogia sima on the Caribbean coast of Honduras and second in Central America was documented from an individual found stranded in Punto Izopo National Park located in Tela-Atlántida (February 6th 2011). The identification of the individual as K. sima was based on a combination of morphological and meristic characteristics. 

KEY WORDS

Dwarf sperm whale, Central America, Honduras, Kogia sima, Punta Izopo National Park

 

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Published

2013-11-20

How to Cite

Marineros, L., Mondragón, M. E., & Matamoros, W. (2013). First report of Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. UNED Research Journal, 5(2), 227–230. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i2.295

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2013)

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