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Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae

Genus: Spheniscus

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FAO

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Spheniscus demersus(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Spheniscus demersus
[Jackass penguin]
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Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Spheniscus humboldti
[Humboldt penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Spheniscus magellanicus
[Magellanic penguin]
No picture found

Max. Length 53 cm TL
 
Spheniscus mendiculus
[Galapagos penguin]


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