scholarly journals First stranding record of a Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) on the island of Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean

10.5597/00245 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Wojtek Bachara ◽  
Martha Watkins Gilkes ◽  
Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez ◽  
Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Eastern Caribbean ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Cuvier's beaked whale is the most cosmopolitan of the beaked whales and is found in all oceans except in the high polar waters. This species is known from over 1800 strandings. In the Caribbean strandings are rare, and we present a first record from Antigua and Barbuda.

scholarly journals Occurrence of Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) at Guadalupe Island, Mexico, from 2006 to 2009

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Cárdenas-Hinojosa ◽  
Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla ◽  
Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
Keyword(s):  
Abundant Species ◽  
Local Distribution ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Guadalupe Island

Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most widely distributed species of beaked whale, with a cosmopolitan distribution throughout almost all temperate, subtropical and tropical waters of the world as well as subpolar and even polar waters in some areas. Globally, it may also be the most abundant species of beaked whale within the family Ziphiidae. However, there is little information on local distribution in many areas around the world. Before 2009, no dedicated research on beaked whales occurred in Guadalupe Island. In this note, we report opportunistic sightings of Cuvier’s beaked whales recorded during a white shark research project from 2006 through 2008, and the results obtained in 2009 during a pilot study focused on the beaked whales of Guadalupe Island.

scholarly journals First records of Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris, G. Cuvier 1823) strandings along the Tunisian coast

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Karaa ◽  
Hassen Jerbi ◽  
Sondes Marouani ◽  
Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai ◽  
Massimiliano Rosso
Keyword(s):  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Northern Tunisia ◽  
Tunisian Coast ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin ◽  
South Tunisia

AbstractThe Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) is the only member of the Ziphiidae family with a regular occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea. Much of the knowledge of this species in the Mediterranean has come from stranding data. This note reports the first records of strandings of Cuvier’s beaked whales along the Tunisian coast. The two strandings described are about two specimens, likely adult animals. The first specimens was 530 cm long and beached at El Hicha (Gulf of Gabès, south Tunisia) on March 5th, 2019. The second specimens was 630 cm long and it was reported in Ras Angla (Bizerte, north Tunisia) on June 6th, 2019. Since this species faces multiple threats in the Mediterranean basin, this contribution is intended to extend previous knowledge of this species in the region and to push towards major efforts to be undertaken to fill the knowledge gaps regarding occurrence of Cuvier’s beaked whale along northern Tunisia.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Activity of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Isolated from a Stranded Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) against Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Akihiko Suzuki ◽  
Miwa Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Lactococcus Lactis ◽  
Marine Organism ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Carbohydrate Utilization ◽  
Nisin Z ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
Subtilis Subsp

In the present study, we isolated and characterized Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis) subsp. lactis from a female Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in Shizuoka, Japan. Only five isolates (CBW1-5), grown on Lactobacilli de Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) agar plates prepared using 50% artificial seawater, were positive in L. lactis species-specific primer PCR. Their 16S rRNA sequences were highly similar to those of L. lactis subsp. lactis JCM 5805T. The Gram reaction, motility, gas production from glucose, catalase production, and growth conditions were consistent with those of the type strain. Additionally, carbohydrate utilization of the strains was consistent with previously reported marine organism-derived strains. The pH-neutralized cell-free culture supernatant of strain CBW2 inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis ATCC 6051 and Vibrio alginolyticus ATCC 17749, whereas protease treatment eliminated or diminished its inhibitory activity. The strain possesses a precursor of the nisin structural gene (nisA), which showed 100% homology with nisin Z, and nisin biosynthesis-related genes (nisB, nisC, nisT, nisP, nisF, nisI, and nisRK), suggesting that the strain produces a nisin-like substance. This study provides fundamental information on whale-derived L. lactis subsp. lactis which may be useful for reducing the carriage of B. subtilis subsp. subtilis and V. alginolyticus.

scholarly journals Anthropogenic impact on a pregnant Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Augusto Bortolotto ◽  
Igor Oliveira Braga Morais ◽  
Paulo Roberto Bahiano Ferreira ◽  
Maria do Socorro Santos dos Reis ◽  
Luciano Raimundo Alardo Souto
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Occurrence of Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic Sea: evidence of an important Mediterranean habitat

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Draško Holcer ◽  
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara ◽  
Caterina Maria Fortuna ◽  
Bojan Lazar ◽  
Vlado Onofri
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Conservation Implications ◽  
Adriatic Coast ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
Mediterranean Habitat ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
Adriatic Basin

The intent of this work is to summarize the available knowledge on the appearance, identification and distribution of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in the Adriatic Sea through a review of historical data, inspection of natural history collections and collection of original data. In total, eleven occurrences are documented of Cuvier's beaked whale along the Adriatic coast with all records originating from the deep southern Adriatic basin. The number of recorded stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic represents about 3% of the recorded specimens in the entire Mediterranean. This percentage increases up to about 5% when considering only data collected after the first recorded stranding of the recent era in 1975. Comparing these percentages to the extent of the area relative to the Mediterranean, the proportion of occurrence of the total stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic ranged between the same to double of that of the entire Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the southern Adriatic Sea should be considered as a potentially relevant habitat of the Cuvier's beaked whale. This hypothesis has clear conservation implications particularly in view of the adverse impact of sonar experiments, carried out by navies from several countries, on this species and should be further investigated. Finally, there is no evidence of the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) ever having occurred in this part of the Mediterranean region.

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