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Family: Kogiidae pygmy and dwarf sperm whales



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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 340 cm TL
Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838)

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Kogia breviceps
[Pygmy sperm whale]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)

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Kogia sima
[Dwarf sperm whale]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 340 TL 1838
Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 270 TL 1866



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