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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0188-8897</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-8897</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0188-88972019000100041</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[First record of fin whale Balaenoptera physalus in the Mexican Caribbean]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Primer registro de la ballena de aleta Balaenoptera physalus para el Caribe mexicano]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Rivas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Blanco-Parra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Pilar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castelblanco-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Delma Nataly]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Niño-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chetumal Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Quintana Roo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chetumal Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Quintana Roo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chetumal Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sostenibilidad  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chetumal Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>43</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-88972019000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-88972019000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-88972019000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background: Until 2015, the aquatic mammal&#8217;s biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean was unknown, but that year 18 species were confirmed to be distributed in this region, none of them a Rorcual species.  Goals: The aim of this study is to report on the first record of a Balaenopteridae whale in the Mexican Caribbean.  Methods: The CONANP and RVMMEQR attended a stranding event at the Isla Contoy National Park.  Results: On August 2, 2018, a stranded alive whale was found. The animal was identified as a ~18m (in length) fin whale Balaenoptera physalus. It was guided to deep waters and released.  Conclusions: This note is the first confirmed record of this species in the Mexican Caribbean increasing the list of confirmed aquatic mammal species distributed in this region.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Antecedentes: Hasta 2015 la biodiversidad de los mamíferos acuáticos en el Caribe mexicano era desconocida, pero en ese año se confirmó la distribución de 18 especies en esta región, ninguna de ellas una especie de Rorcual.  Objetivos:  El objetivo de este trabajo es registrar el primer avistamiento de una ballena Balaenopteridae en el Caribe mexicano.  Métodos: La CONANP y la RVMMEQR atendieron un evento de varamiento en el Parque Nacional Isla Contoy.  Resultados: El 2 de agosto de 2018, se encontró varada una ballena de aleta o rorcual común Balaenoptera physalus de ~18m (en longitud), ésta fue guiada a aguas profundas y liberada.  Conclusiones: Esta nota es el primer registro confirmado de esta especie en el Caribe mexicano y aumenta la lista de especies de mamíferos acuáticos distribuidas en esta región.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[common rorcual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Isla Contoy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[new record]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Quintana Roo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[stranded]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Western Caribbean]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Caribe oriental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Isla Contoy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nuevo registro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Quintana Roo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rorcual común]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[varamiento]]></kwd>
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