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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.
Genus Pseudorca – one species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture False killer whale: Pseudorca crassidens Owen, 1846: NT: Unknown [p] 1.5–2 t (1.7–2.2 short tons) Genus Sousa – four species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Atlantic humpback dolphin: Sousa teuszii
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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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Mayotte, ... Genus: Feresa. Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD; Genus: Orcinus. Orca, Orcinus orca DD; See also.
Six species of dolphins have the word "whale" in their name, collectively known as blackfish: the orca, or killer whale, the melon-headed whale, the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale, and the two species of pilot whales, all of which are classified under the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins). [6]
Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they're conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history.