Title
Northernmost record of dusky dolphin lagenorhynchus obscurus in coastal waters off northern Peru (4°s)
Other title
Registro más septentrional del delfín oscuro lagenorhynchus obscurus frente a la costa del norte de perú (4°s)
Date Issued
01 December 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de Antofagasta
Pacifico Adventures-Manejo Integral del Ambiente Marino S.A.C
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Valparaiso
Abstract
-Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus is distributed primarily in cool coastal waters at several continental margins and island borders in the Southern Hemisphere. Off Peru, the northernmost record of this species has been in front of the coast of Salaverry (ca., 6°S). In this paper, we report for the first-time a pod of dusky dolphin at the coast of Los Órganos (4°9.517’S; 81°11.958’W) northern Peru, thus extending the potential distributional range ca., 350 km towards the equator. A group of between 10 to 20 adult individuals was sighted on 17 October 2017, during a whale-watching excursion. Digital photographs and film allowed us to confirm the species based on body morphology and coloration. The sighted group was moving around the area without heading to a given direction. This record constitutes the northernmost record of dusky dolphin in Peru and arguably in the Southern Hemisphere.
Start page
359
End page
362
Volume
53
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85060753798
Source
Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia
ISSN of the container
07173326
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus