Record details
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:   11491
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419AD
Observer:   van der Westhuizen Arnold
Date of record:   2014-09-16
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Note the short, sqaure dorsal flipper - diagnostic of the Southern Right Whale. Up to 7 individuals were spotted breaching and fluking in the bay.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   216510
Species name:   Eubalaena australis
Common name:   Southern Right Whale -- Southern Right Whale
Family:   Balaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Eubaleana australis - Southern Right Whale
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-11491
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-09-24 18:53:58
Species name:   Eubalaena australis -- Southern Right Whale; Southern Right Whale
Species code:   216510

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