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Family: Kogiidae pygmy and dwarf sperm whales



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FAO

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

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Kogia breviceps
[Pygmy sperm whale]

FAO

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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