On 18-10-1997 a humpback dolphin measuring

201 cm in total length was accidentally entangled in

a gill net operated off Veraval and was landed at

Bhidiya fish landing centre. The specimen was

identified as Sousa chinensis

Dineshbabu, A P

Kizhakudan, Joe K

Manojkumar, B

Thomas, Sujitha

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ISSN .• < J H lll£Si&(ll MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE 1947-1996 i No. 158 DECEMBEB 1998 ^ - ^ ^ M , . TTcSr TECHNICAL AND «^I<=ICH1 EXTENSION SERIES rt CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES STT^TteTFT RESEARCH INSTITUTE iPc lH , ^TTTrT COCHIN, INDIA INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 890 Note on a dolphin, Sousa chinensis landed at Veraval On 18-10-1997 a humpback dolphin measuring 201 cm in total length was accidentally entangled in a gill net operated off Veraval and was landed at Bhidiya fish landing centre. The specimen was identified as Sousa chinensis. Detailed morphometric measurements in cm of the specimen are listed below. Total length Tip of snout to centre of eye Tip of snout to anterior insertion of flipper Tip of snout to centre of anus Notch of flukes to posterior end of dorsal fin Notch of fluke to centre of anus Length of fluke on outer curvature Length of fluke on inner curvature Distance between the extremities of flukes Width at insertion of fluke Length of dorsal fln base Vertical height of dorsal fin Length of flipper from anterior insertion to tip Length of flipper along the curve of lower border Greatest width of flipper 201 31 40 150 91 60 42 54 40 14 26 12 26 17 8.5 Depth of body at anal region Depth of body at origin of flipper Depth of body at origin of dorsal Depth of body in the region of eye Tip of lower jaw to centre of anus Length of upper jaw Length of lower jaw Eye diameter — horizontal Eye diameter — vertical Distance between genital opening and anus Total number of teeth on one side of upper jaw Total number of teeth on one side ')! lower jaw i 27 28 48 26 148 26.5 26 3 2 4 35 36 Fij.;. 1. Hump-back dolpiiin, Sousa chinensis landed at Veraval. The total length of the alimentary canal (from the mouth to the anus) was 15.48 m. The stomach was practically empty with only remnants of fish. The weights in g of some of the internal organs were : Heart Lungs Liver Kidneys 510 g 2,580 g 2,500 g and 1.000 g Reported by : Joe K. Kizhakudan, B., Manojkumar, A.P., Dineshbabu and Sujltha Thomas, Veraval Research centre of C.M.F.R.I., Veraval, Gujarat - 362 269, India. 19 

Note on a dolphin, Sousa chinensis

landed at Veraval

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Note on a dolphin, Sousa chinensis landed at Veraval

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