Bryde's whale - Katsuokujira

Japanese: カツオクジラ - かつおくじら
Bryde's whale - Katsuokujira

...Individuals found off the coast of Kochi Prefecture and in the East China Sea are thought to belong to a different stock. They are also called "Bryant's whales" because they are sometimes found together with schools of bonito. There is a great deal of geographic variation in this species, and as research progresses, what is currently considered to be one species may be divided into several.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Bryde's whale" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…高知県沿岸や東シナ海の個体は,これとは別の系群に属するとみられている。カツオの群れといっしょにいることがあるので,カツオクジラとも呼ばれる。本種には地理的な変異がいちじるしく,研究が進めば現在1種とされているものが複数の種に分けられる可能性がある。…

※「カツオクジラ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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