열대병코고래

열대병코고래는 열대병코고래속(Indopacetus)에 속하는 고래이다. 인도태평양부리고래 또는 롱먼부리고래로 불리기도 한다. 최근까지 세계에서 가장 희귀한 고래로 간주해 왔지만, 이제는 그 자리를 부채이빨부리고래(스페이드이빨고래)가 차지하고 있다. 2010년까지, 10여 곳에서 65번 이상 목격된 것으로 알려져 있다.

각주

참고 문헌 
 Longman's Beaked Whale Hawaiian Stock. Revised 3/15/05. Available: here
 Appearance, Distribution, and Genetic Distinctiveness of Longman's Beaked Whale, Indopacetus pacificus. Dalebout, Ross, Baker, Anderson, Best, Cockcroft, Hinsz, Peddemors, and Pitman. July 2003, Marine Mammal Science, 19(3):421–461. Available: here
 National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World Reeves et al., 2002. .
 Sightings and possible identification of a bottlenose whale in the tropical Indo-Pacific: Indopacetus pacificus? Pitman, Palacios, Brennan, Brennan, Balcomb and Miyashita, 1999. Marine Mammology Science Vol 15, pps 531-549.
 Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals Robert L. Pitman, 1998. 
 Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Carwardine, 1995. 
 More skull characters of the beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus and comparative measurements of austral relatives J.C. Moore 1972. Field Zoology. Vol 62 pps 1-19.
 Relationships among the living genera of beaked whales with classifications, diagnoses and keys J.C. Moore 1968. Field Zoology. Vol 53, pps 206-298.
 Official webpage of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

외부 링크 
 Rare whale washes up in South Africa
 On an unidentified beaked whale found stranded in Kagoshima
 Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
 Official webpage of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

부리고래과
1926년 기재된 포유류