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From: First record of Omura’s whale, Balaenoptera omurai, in Sri Lankan waters

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Omura’s whale documented off southern Sri Lanka on 5 February 2017. The morphological characteristics captured in these images distinguish this individual from Bryde’s whales that are commonly seen in Sri Lankan waters. These characteristics include; Jaw asymmetry with a left jaw being dark in colour compared to the b right jaw which is light in colouration; c prominent single ridge on rostrum and weak lateral ridges on each side; Chevron on d right (more prominent) and e left sides; and f strongly falcate dorsal fin. Other markings of note include a entanglement scar on left upper jaw and g ‘tyre mark’ on left dorsal flank

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