The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes...
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extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. The sperm whale is a pelagic mammal...
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assigned it and Euphysetes (now the dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima) to the subfamily Kogiinae, and the sperm whale to the subfamily Physeterinae. Both...
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Physeteroidea (redirect from Sperm Whale family)
includes three extant species of whales: the sperm whale, in the genus Physeter, and the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale, in the genus Kogia. In the...
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Kogiidae (redirect from Small sperm whale)
pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small...
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narwhals), Physeteridae (the sperm whale), Kogiidae (the dwarf and pygmy sperm whale), and Ziphiidae (the beaked whales), as well as the six families...
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Bottlenose dolphin, Risso's dolphin, Long-finned pilot whale, Cuvier's beaked whale, Sperm whale and Fin whale. Their distribution varies greatly from region...
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Kogia (category Sperm whales)
whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps Dwarf sperm...
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Orca (redirect from Dwarf killer whale)
pilot whales are among Caribbean Orcas' prey. Orcas also prey on larger species such as sperm whales, grey whales, humpback whales and minke whales. On...
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common minke whales were caught, largely for their meat. It is now one of the primary targets of the whaling industry. There is a dwarf form in the Southern...
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and all other whales with teeth, such as beaked whales and the sperm whales. 73 species of toothed whales are described. They are one of two living groups...
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List of cetaceans (redirect from List of whale species)
This family contains one genus with two species. The dwarf and pygmy sperm whales resemble sperm whales, but are far smaller. They have blunt, squarish heads...
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minke whale, the North Pacific minke whale and dwarf minke whale. All minke whales are part of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, the...
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separate. Baird's beaked whale is the second largest living species of toothed whale after the sperm whale. Baird's beaked whales were first described in...
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dalli) LC Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) VU Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) LC Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) LC Baird's beaked whale (Berardius...
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Livyatan (redirect from Beaumaris sperm whale)
Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea...
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sperm whales and pilot whales. Different populations around the world have different vocalizations, similar to other dolphins. The false killer whale...
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Mesoplodon (redirect from Deep-crested Beaked Whale)
Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus Mesoplodon, making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described...
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be resident in the Gulf. The dwarf sperm whale, the morphology of which closely resembles that of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps), is found in...
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Kogiidae (small sperm whales) Genus: Kogia Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales) Genus: Physeter...
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The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean...
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The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Southern...
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than most baleen whales—and indeed the larger toothed cetaceans (like orca and sperm whales)—yet it is large among the beaked whales and smaller cetaceans...
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Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. Before its formal description, it...
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The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
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The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches...
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ice. Like the sperm whale and other cetaceans, the bowhead whale has a vestigial pelvis that is not connected to the spine. Bowhead whales are comparable...
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Narwhal (redirect from Unicorn Whale)
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives...
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including the pygmy sperm whale and false killer whale). Worldwide, the diversity of mitochondrial DNA in short-finned pilot whales is considered to be...
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