Can anyone identify this species?

[Up1nsmoke]

At first I thought it may be an irrawaddy dolphin, however there is no dorsal fin. 

 

It was washed up on the beach at Kui Buri.

 

Any sensible suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks.

[cornishcarlos]

How big is it ?

[Up1nsmoke]

1 meter in length.

[does]

It seems a cross between en dolphin and whale species.

 

Maybe the people at the Phuket Aquarium can help. The may very interested if it is an unknown species.

 

http://phuketaquarium.org/en/

[email protected]

[steven100]

It's a cobra  ...    thailand only has cobras 

[tonray]

I don't know what it is, but I'm surprised it wasn't coated in salt and thrown on the grill with some Pla Nin already.

[Chilon]

Looks like a Beluga whale.   However they are meant to only inhabit Arctic and sub Arctic waters so unlikely it made it so far south in one piece.

[does]

34 minutes ago, steven100 said:

It's a cobra  ...    thailand only has cobras 

Let me guess - a real animal expert or a twisted sense of humor?

[sanukjim]

3 minutes ago, does said:

Let me guess - a real animal expert or a twisted sense of humor?

No,Just a bit of "tongue in cheek".

[csabo]

The Right Whale Dolphin is the only dolphin with no dorsal fin (and no visible teeth and is not from the region) so it appears to be a whale BUT whales are marine dwellers that rarely venture into fresh waters and cannot survive there long term.   Your specimen has the face of an Irrawaddy dolphin but the missing dorsal feature and "serrated" fins are puzzling.  The Irrawaddy typically has a small dorsal fin so perhaps this is a juvenile with misleading feature.  Do let us know what you find out. 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2017 by csabo

[Kabula]

Looks like a bastard to me!

 

The father of the bastard was not selective while mating, and the mother of the bastard, her father praticed incest!

 

The mother of the bastard should wash up on shore any day now near the Walking Street pier.

 

Just a guess.

[Alfred Gruetzner]

This could be a kind of a young dugong

[elgordo38]

Its still April Fools till midnight. 

[Jimbo1954]

Looks like a Finless Porpoise, poor little thing. If you google that name and press "images", there are plenty of pics.
Cheers Jimbo


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[OOLEEBER]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finless_porpoise

[how241]

Looks like you found the answer.

[bkkgriz]

I found the answer. Google is so helpful.

 

 

[themerg]

Yes, I know.

It's called, The Dead One.

[aarn]

I came across similar in ThungWuaLaen ~ 3 years ago. Calf of some cetacean, often chewed up by other marine denizens before being washed onto shore.