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	Melon-headed Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) is a cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
		It is closely related to the Pygmy Killer Whale and the Pilot Whales, and collectively these dolphin species are known by the common name flfish.
		It his 1998 survey of all cetacean species Dale Rice points out that pepo is actually Latin for pumpkin not melon as the namers had intended, though "peponi" is the Greek word for melon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melon-headed_Whale (467 words)

	Melon-headed Whale - TheBestLinks.com - Peponocephala, Animal, Chordate, Cetacea, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Peponocephala, Melon-headed Whale, Animal, Chordate, Cetacea, Dolphin, Hawaii...
		The Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) is one of the flfish.
		It his 1998 survey of all cetacean species Dale Rice points out that pepo is actually Latin for pumpkin not melon as the namers had intended.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Peponocephala.html (486 words)

	Many-toothed Blackfish, or Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala) - MavicaNET
		Many-toothed Blackfish, or Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala) - MavicaNET
		Peponocephala: Many-toothed Blackfish, or Melon-headed Whale - English
		The single species, P. electra, occurs in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and also is known from Japan, southeastern Australia, and South Africa.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/fra/28903.html (199 words)

	Melon-Headed Whale, Peponocephala electra @ MarineBio.org
		The Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra, is close in size to the Pygmy killer whale and the 2 species bear a strong resemblance from a distance.
		The Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra, feeds primarily on squid and fish.
		The calving season of the Melon-headed whale is thought to occur in early spring in the lower latitudes of both hemispheres.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=417 (853 words)

	Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) is one of a number of species of ocean dwelling marine mammals also known as Blackfish.
		The distribution of the Melon-headed Whale is tropical to warm temperate waters in both hemispheres.
		Their taxonomic name, Peponocephala electra, means "melon head" with electra referring to a mythological Greek nymph.
	www.marinethemes.com /melonheaded.html (228 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Template:Taxobox image Template:Taxobox end The Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) is a cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
		- Perryman WL (2002) Melon-headed whale - Peponocephala electra.
		Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Suborder: Odonticeti Family: Delphinidae Common in Hawaiian waters.
	melon-headed_whale.iqexpand.com (740 words)

	TMMSN Pathologist's Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		PI 141 was a 242 cm long, 139.5 kg male melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra, who stranded alive 13 miles north of access road #6, Cameron County, Texas, June 13, 2000.
		I understand that there have been sightings of Peponocephala inshore of their usual range, which implies that there is some shift going on, and that we are not seeing some wildly aberrant animals on the beach.
		I suspect that something is influencing the abundance and distribution of food species, a phenomenon that has been noticed in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
	www.tmmsn.org /pathology/path_PI_141.html (503 words)

	CMS: Peponocephala electra, Melon-headed whale
		Specimens from southern Japan, Cornwall in England, Cape Province in South Africa, and Maryland, USA probably represent the extremes of the normal distribution for this species and may have come from populations in adjacent warm currents (Perryman et al.
		One of the few population estimate based on survey data is of 45,000 individuals for the eastern tropical Pacific.
		- Klima M (1994) Peponocephala electra - Melonenkopf oder Breitschnabeldelphin.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/P_electra/p_electra.htm (1203 words)

	TMMSN Melon-Headed Whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The dorsal fin is falcate and located at the midpoint along the back.
		Peponocephala are known for their round melon shaped head.
		The Melon-headed whale has a pointed snout and long slim body when seen from above.
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/peponocephala_electra.html (286 words)

	Resources on the Melon-headed Whale from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Melon-headed Whale - Peponocephala electra: Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra.
		First records of the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) from the Gulf
		Observations of Peponocephala electra, the melon-headed whale, in the southeastern
	mongabay.org /conservation/Melon-headed_Whale.htm (504 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		The host's skull revealed loss of osseous mass with the disappearance of the left zygomatic arch, and the left jaw had three osseous fenestrations in the region related to the organ of acoustic reception.
		globicephalae, first described from pilot whales [Globicephala melas (Traill)] in the North Atlantic and redescribed by Kikuchi and Nakajima (1996) from melon-headed whales [Peponocephala electra (Gray)] in Japan.
		Morphology of a pseudaliid nematode Stenurus globicephalae from the air sinus of a dolphin, Peponocephala electra.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc02042 (2452 words)

	dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Students had a rare opportunity to observe melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) above and below water.
		We were met by schools of melon-headed whales and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on our tuna tagging expeditions, and later after a reef snorkel.
		Send mail to jconey@hawaii.edu with questions or comments about this web site.
	www.kmec.uhh.hawaii.edu /palmyra/dolphin.htm (51 words)

	Dolphins; They are the most abundant and varied of all cetaceans
		The dolphins intelligence and developed social organization are equalled only by the primates, maybe only by man, while their general friendliness and lack of aggression are compared favorably with man.
		Specie include: Bottled-nose (tursiops truncatus), Bridled dolphin (stenella attenuata), Bommon dolphin (delpinus delphis), False killer whale (pseudorca crassidens), Guiana dolphin (sotalia guianensis), Humpedback dolphin(sousa teuszii), Killer whale (orcinus orca) Melon-headed whale (peponocephala electra), Risso's dolphin (grampus griseus), Spinner dolphin (stenella longirostris), Tucuxi (sotalia fluviatilis)
		Size: Head to tail length from 1.2m (3.5ft) in Heaviside's dolphin to 7m (23ft) in the Killer whale: weight from 40kg (88lbs) in Heaviside's dolphin to 4-5 tons in the Killer whale.
	www.planet-pets.com /plntdolp.htm (800 words)

	Melon-Headed Whale - educational resources
		or Peponocephala electra is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern.
		You can submit additional web links for the Melon-Headed Whale using the form below.
		Contact me to correct errors, submit additional links, or make comments on the Melon-Headed Whale page.
	animals.mongabay.com /iucn/M/Melon-Headed_Whale.html (129 words)

	Marine Wildlife News of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Summer 2003 (British Marine Life Study Society)
		The Sea Watch Foundation organised the UK's National Whale and Dolphin Watch Weekend, aimed at providing a snapshot picture of the numbers and variety of whales, dolphins and porpoises to be seen around the British Isles.
		Peponocephala electra, became stranded alive near La Rochelle, western France (Charente-Maritime département, Poitou-Charentes région) in the central coastal area of the Bay of Biscay (latitude 46°).
		Both stranded whales were helped back to sea, but one of them was discovered washed up dead on a nearby beach on
	www.glaucus.org.uk /News2003Summer.htm (2357 words)

	Photo Gallery - Oceanic Cetaceans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sperm whales blow during a synchronised surface interval
		lon-headed whale breaches in the sunset (Peponocephala electra)
		Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) mother and calf swimming at speed
	www.apex-environmental.com /PhotoGalleryCetaceans.html (107 words)

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