Although there have been reports of the melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra (Gray. 1846), from Taiwan waters, almost nothing is known of this species in this region. We present recent (and the first) observations of free -ranging melon-headed whales in Taiwan waters and measurements of some external morphological characters from a freshly dead specimen captured from the waters of northeast Taiwan. Earlier records of this species in Taiwan arc reviewed and discussed as well.
雖然以往臺灣海域曾有瓜頭鯨(Peponocephala electra)的報告,但關於此種的資料仍有限,本文首次報告台灣近海迥遊的瓜頭鯨,與其外觀形態的測量結果。有關此種的較早的記錄也一併討論。