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The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. [3] It is the only species in the genus Feresa . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca , also known as the killer whale.
Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales.As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws, but are much smaller, with much shorter skulls and more notable dorsal fins than sperm whales. [2]
Neobalaenidae is a family of baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti) including the extant pygmy right whale.Although traditionally considered related to balaenids, recent studies by Fordyce and Marx (2013) and Ludovic Dutoit and colleagues (2023) have recovered the living pygmy right whale as a member of Cetotheriidae, making it the only extant cetotheriid.
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Kogia is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: . Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps ...
Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD; Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales) Genus: Kogia. Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD; Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD; Superfamily Ziphioidea. Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales) Genus: Mesoplodon. Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD) Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD
Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world’s largest fish, according to a new study.. Whale sharks, which grow up to 18m long, are known to ...
The shape of the head, flippers and dorsal cape can be useful diagnostic features. Melon-headed whales have flippers with sharply pointed tips whereas pygmy killer whales have rounded flipper tips, and viewed from above, the head shape is more triangular than the rounded head of the pygmy killer whale. [8]