Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) Stranded in Northern California

1967 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2503-2513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Mitchell ◽  
Warren J. Houck
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Large Male ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Juvenile Male ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Absolute Length ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Four Cuvier's whale strandings in northern California within 26 minutes of latitude include two of known date (March and September) and three of known sex and inferred maturity (adult male, juvenile male, large and presumably adult female). The large male and female showed a variety of external white markings, including oval white marks and mottled white marks, and the male also had scratch-like marks on its back. Oval white marks were concentrated in the urogenital region. Based upon cranial features the large male and female were presumably adult, although indirect evidence indicates that absolute length is no good criterion of maturity in Ziphius cavirostris. Study of the juvenile skull indicates that with increasing age in this species the orbitosphenoid bone projects progressively farther out of the optic foramen, and the mandibular symphysis fuses.

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

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.

Northeast Pacific stranding distribution and seasonality of Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Previously known and new strandings of Ziphius cavirostris are tabulated for the coast of western North America and found to range between Alaska and the tip of Baja California. Strandings are most numerous between February and September, and whales less than about 18 ft long have not usually stranded north of 42 °N. Adults and juveniles strand singly, not in mass, but there is evidence for recurrent, single strandings near the same spot at different times.

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