Cetacean records along São Paulo state coast, Southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Marcos César de Oliveira Santos Universidade Estadual Paulista; Instituto de Biociências; Departamento de Zoologia Projeto Atlantis; Laboratório de Biologia da Conservação de Cetáceos
  • Salvatore Siciliano FIOCRUZ; Departamento de Endemias; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública; Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Marinhos da Região dos Lagos
  • André Fabiano de Castro Vicente Centro de Estudos sobre Encalhes de Mamíferos Marinhos
  • Fernando Siqueira Alvarenga Centro de Estudos sobre Encalhes de Mamíferos Marinhos
  • Émerson Zampirolli Centro de Estudos sobre Encalhes de Mamíferos Marinhos
  • Shirley Pacheco de Souza UNICAMP; Instituto Terra & Mar; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia
  • Andréa Maranho Associação de Resgate e Reabilitação de Animais Marinhos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592010000200004

Keywords:

Cetaceans, Western South Atlantic, Baleen whales, Toothed whales, Strandings

Abstract

The São Paulo state (SP) coast (23º18'S, 44º42'W; 25º14'S, 48º01'W) is of approximately 600 km in length, bordering the Western Atlantic Ocean, in southeastern Brazil. Cetacean sightings and strandings have long been observed throughout this area. Scattered data from scientific publications, skeletal remains in museums, photographs and articles from newspaper files, universities and aquaria have been organised and updated since 1993. Field investigations on strandings and sightings have also been conducted. A total of 29 cetacean species have been recorded, including 7 baleen whales (Mysticeti) and 22 toothed whales (Odontoceti), as follows: Balaenoptera physalus, B. borealis, B. edeni, B. acutorostrata, B. bonaerensis, Megaptera novaeangliae, Eubalaena australis, Physeter macrocephalus, Kogia breviceps, K. sima, Berardius arnuxii, Mesoplodon europaeus, M. mirus, Ziphius cavirostris, Orcinus orca, Feresa attenuata, Globicephala melas, G. macrorhynchus, Pseudorca crassidens, Delphinus capensis, Lagenodelphis hosei, Steno bredanensis, Tursiops truncatus, Stenella frontalis, S. longirostris, S. coeruleoalba, Lissodelphis peronii, Sotalia guianensis and Pontoporia blainvillei. Several species have been observed only once and include strays from their areas of common distribution, as well as species with known preferences for offshore distribution. Others, such as P. blainvillei and S. guianensis, are common coastal dwellers year-round. Z. cavirostris, P. crassidens and L. hosei are reported for the first time on the SP coast.

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2010-06-01

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Cetacean records along São Paulo state coast, Southeastern Brazil . (2010). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 58(2), 123-142. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592010000200004