Abstract:Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray), often called the white-sided porpoise, is a reasonably well-known form reported from both sides of the northern North Atlantic. Its northern limit is generally given as a...Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray), often called the white-sided porpoise, is a reasonably well-known form reported from both sides of the northern North Atlantic. Its northern limit is generally given as about Lat. 64° N (Godthaab, West Greenland, and Trondhjem Fjord, Norway), although Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals, 1951) cite with doubt the Murman Coast. On the European side it is regularly found as far south as, say, Lat. 55° N in the British Isles, while on the American side its southern limit appears to be near Lat. 41° N, off Cape Cod. Jonsgaard and Nordli (Norwegian Whaling Gazette, 41: 229–232, 1952) have recently summarized what is known of the biology of this species. However, since it has not often been reported from our waters, and since we have noted a few particulars not previously given, we offer some remarks on a small...Read More
Publication Year: 1956
Publication Date: 1956-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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