A male identified to be Balaenoptera musculus

with a total length of 14.3 m and weighing

approximately 13 t was stranded near Mannalamkunnu

landing centre on 30-10-'9

Baby, K G

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ISSN 02'i4-3aCl X ICAR MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE No. 159 JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 1999 f J ^ " . - ^ ^ •/"'WS^^^Miif: ' ^ Fig. I. F"ull view of stranded whale. Fig. 2. Knlarged iiead portion ol '.1.1 901 On the stranding of a whale at Mannalamkunnu, Trichur district, Kerala A male identified to be Balaenoptera muscu-lus with a total length of 14.3 m and weighing approximately 13 t was s t randed near Manna-lamkunnu landing centre on 30-10- '98 (Fig. 1-3). The whale was in a highly putrlfled condition while stranded and hence burled Immediately by local people. A few morphometrlc measurements that could be recorded on the specimen are given be-low. Total length Height of body 14.3 m 2.30 m Fig. 3. Extruded viscera of Ihe whale. Length of upper Jaw Length of lower jaw 2.30 m 2.17 m Reported by K.G. Baby, Chavakkad Field Centre of CMFRI, Chavakkad - 680 515. India. 20 

On the stranding of a whale at

Mannalamkunnu, Trichur district,

Kerala

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On the stranding of a whale at Mannalamkunnu, Trichur district, Kerala

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