Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 128-129

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1

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Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
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Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL View at ENA —Sperm Whale, cachalot

Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 p.76 View in CoL View Cited Treatment ; Type locality- Middenpiat, Netherland; Kuroda, 1938 p.13; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.721; Won, 1968 p.230.

P. macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 p.76 View in CoL View Cited Treatment ; Type locality- North Atlantic (European Seas); Kim et al., 2000 p.70; Kim, 2004 p.227.

Range: The sperm whale has a sporadically occurrence in the seas surrounding Korea ( Kim 2004; Fig. 84 View FIGURE 84 ). A group of eight sperm whales occurred in the East Sea, 15 km from Pohang in 2004 (Dr. H. S. Sohn, Korean Cetacean Research Institute, Pers. Comm.). One dead individual beached on Ui-do (island) in the southern Yellow Sea in 2005 (Mokpo Coast Guard, unpublished data).

Remarks: Linnaeus used both P. catodon and P. macrocephalus to designate the sperm whale. Physeter catodon has line priority, whereas Linnaeus used P. macrocephalus for the type specimen. Here, we followed the taxonomy of Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Conservation status: The South Korean government designated the sperm whale a Protected Marine Species in 2007. CITES currently lists the species on Appendix I under P. microcephalus . Based on our information, North Korea is not involved in the conservation of this whale.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetacea

Family

Physeteridae

Genus

Physeter

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Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L. 2018
2018
Loc

Physeter catodon

Won 1968:
Kuroda 1938:
Linnaeus 1758:
1758
Loc

P. macrocephalus

Kim 2004:
Kim 2000:
Linnaeus 1758:
1758
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