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Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Cetacea > Family: Delphinidae > Genus: Orcinus > Species: Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758

Common Name: Killer Whale [English]

Type Description

Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:77.

Type Locality

E North Atlantic ("Oceano Europeao").

Measurements

Head and body: 8500-9800 mm
Tail length: 2750 mm
Weight: 5500-9000 kg

Description

Another common name for this distinct whale is Orca.Pectoral fin, 2000 mmDorsal fin, 1800 mm

Key References

1. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:916-917, 942-944.