- The
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is a
species of
baleen whale. It may be a
member of the cetotheres, a
family of
baleen whales which until 2012...
- The
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two
extant species in the
family Kogiidae in the
sperm whale superfamily. They are not
often sighted...
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Balaenidae (
right and
bowhead whales),
Balaenopteridae (rorquals),
Eschrichtiidae (the gray
whale) and
Cetotheriidae (the
pygmy right whale).
There are...
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Right whales are
three species of
large baleen whales of the
genus Eubalaena: the
North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the
North Pacific right whale...
- The
pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvi****), also
known as the
bandolero beaked whale,
Peruvian beaked whale and
lesser beaked whale, is the smallest...
- to be
synonymous with the
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from 1878
until 1998. The
dwarf sperm whale is a
small whale, 2 to 2.7 m (6 ft 7 in to 8 ft...
- The
pygmy right whale shares several characteristics with the
right whales, with the
exception of
having a
dorsal fin. Also,
pygmy right whales' heads...
- The
pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a
poorly known and
rarely seen
oceanic dolphin. It is the only
species in the
genus Feresa. It
derives its...
-
Right whale dolphins are
cetaceans belonging to the
genus Lissodelphis. It
contains the
northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the southern...
-
Fordyce & Marx 2013
recovered the
living pygmy right whale as a
member of Cetotheriidae,
making the
pygmy right whale the only
living cetotheriid,
other authors...
