Sincraniometry of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (Odontoceti, Kogiidae), in the coast of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

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  • Luciano Raimundo Alardo Souto Centro de Resgate de Mamíferos Aquáticos (CRMA) do Instituto Mamíferos Aquáticos (IMA), Setor de Curadoria Av. Pinto de Aguiar, Rua dos Radioamadores, 73, Pituaçú, 41741-080, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8002

Abstract

The present work analyzes the sincranio of an adult male of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, stranded in the state of Bahia. The cranial measures were taken with aid of a caliper accurately of 0,05mm. The condylobasal length (CCB) found was of 426mm. The relationship between the length of the rostrum and CCB was below the expected (58%) and it can be a consequence of geographical differences. The symphysis mandibular came no fused, measuring 123,8mm. The branches mandibles with the broken extremities presented, respectively, 11 and 9 alveolus in the left and right sides. This is the first record syncranial of K. breviceps for the state of Bahia, contributing like this, with information about the species in Atlantic Ocean Western South.

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2009-09-30

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Souto, L. R. A. (2009). Sincraniometry of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (Odontoceti, Kogiidae), in the coast of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 9(2/3), 129–132. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8002

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Vol. 9 No. 2/3 (2009)

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