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Pygmy killer whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Delphinidae
Species : Feresa attenuata
The Pygmy killer whale, slender blackfish is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the pygmy killer whale
A young / baby of a pygmy killer whale is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A pygmy killer whale group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.Countries
Algeria, Angola, Australia, Benin, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, South, Liberia, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara and Yemen
Facts about the pygmy killer whale
Color Pygmy killer whales are gray to black with a dark cape on the side. (Full text)
Family: Delphinidae Genus:FeresaSpecies:attenuata Binomialname Feresa attenuataThe Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) is a small, rarely-seen cetacean . (Full text)
Pygmy killer whales are slender and have a blunt head. (Full text)
Species Corner Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is species of dolphin about which little is known about. (Full text)
The Pygmy Killer Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)
The Pygmy Killer Whale is found in all warm waters around the world, including the Mediterranean Sea. (Full text)
The pygmy killer whale is found through-out tropical waters, including the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. (Full text)
Pygmy Killer Whale range The Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) is a small, rarely-seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). (Full text)
The Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) is a small, rarely-seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). (Full text)
ENEMIES Pygmy killer whales are sometimes fished by Japanese fishermen. (Full text)
RELATIVES The pygmy killer whale is a species of dolphin and is in the same subfamily as the melon-headed whale, false killer whale, killer whale, long-finned pilot whale and short-finned pilot whale. (Full text)
Description: The Pygmy Killer Whale is the smallest of all the 'Blackfish' and is similar in size to many dolphins. (Full text)
Pygmy Killer The pygmy killer whale ( Feresa attenuata) is species of dolphin about which little is known about. (Full text)
The Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) is a small, rarely-seen cetacean. (Full text)
General description and habits: Pygmy killer whales are about the same size as many dolphins. (Full text)
The head of Feresa attenuata is rounded and lacks a beak. (Full text)
The shape of the head, the dorsal fin and the flippers of Pygmy killer whales are different from the other two. (Full text)
Feresa attenuata (Pygmy Killer Whale): Narrative Feresa attenuata is primarily a species of tropical waters, though it has been spotted in cooler waters off the west coast of Southern Africa and Peru. (Full text)
The conservation status of the Pygmy Killer Whale is insufficiently known to science. (Full text)
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