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Feresa attenuata Gray, 1875

Order: Cetacea > Family: Delphinidae > Genus: Feresa > Species: Feresa attenuata Gray, 1875

Common Name: Pygmy Killer Whale [English]

Type Description

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 14:238-239.

Type Locality

"South Seas".

Measurements

Head and body: 2070-2870 mm
Tail length: 500-660 mm
Weight: 110-156 kg

Description

Pectoral fin, 400-500 mmDorsal fin, 200-300 mm

Key References

1. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:916-917, 940-941.