Baiji  (Lipotes vexillifer)

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Glossary

  • Cetacean: cetaceans are a group comprising all whale species, therefore including dolphins and porpoises.
  • Dorsal fin: the unpaired fin found on the back of the body of fish, or the raised structure on the back of most cetaceans.
  • Genus: a category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family’ and above ‘species’. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial’ Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Convention on Migratory Species: Baiji Fact Sheet (September, 2007)
    http://www.cms.int/reports/small_cetaceans/data/L_vexillifer/L_vexillifer.htm
  3. Cawardine, M., Hoyt, E., Fordyce, R.E. and Gill, P. (1998) Collins Whales and dolphins.Harper Collins Publishers, London.
  4. New Scientist: Yangtze river dolphin is almost certainly extinct (2007)
    http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12434-yangtze-river-dolphin-is-almost-certainly-extinct.html
  5. OBIS-SEAMAP (March, 2004)
    http://seamap.env.duke.edu/species/tsn/180409
  6. Zhang, X., Wang, D., Liu, R., Wei, Z., Hua, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, Z. and Wang, L. (2003) The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer): population status and conservation issues in the Yangtze River, China. Aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems, 13: 51 - 64.
  7. Grzimek, B. (2004) Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia – Second Edition.Gale, Detroit.
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