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Encounters with the Cuvier’s beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 (Cetacea: Ziphiidae), in waters off eastern Kamchatka and the Commander Islands

Russian Journal of Marine Biology volume 43, pages 245–248 (2017)Cite this article

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The biology of the Cuvier’s beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823, in Russian waters remains almost unstudied. The species is encountered rarely elsewhere in the seas of Russia, except for the waters off the Commander Islands. Currently, some researchers express doubt about the accuracy of the known Cuvier’s beaked whale records in the region. This report provides information on the confirmed encounters with Cuvier’s beaked whale off the Commander Islands and eastern Kamchatka.

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  1. Kamchatka Branch, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia

    S. V. Fomin, I. A. Usatov & V. N. Burkanov

  2. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia

    S. D. Ryazanov

  3. Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, USA

    V. N. Burkanov

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Original Russian Text © S.V. Fomin, S.D. Ryazanov, I.A. Usatov, V.N. Burkanov, 2017, published in Biologiya Morya.

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Fomin, S.V., Ryazanov, S.D., Usatov, I.A. et al. Encounters with the Cuvier’s beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 (Cetacea: Ziphiidae), in waters off eastern Kamchatka and the Commander Islands. Russ J Mar Biol 43, 245–248 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106307401703004X

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