Kogia breviceps

Kogia breviceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

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Familia: Kogiidae
Subfamiliae: Kogiinae
Genus: Kogia
Species: Kogia breviceps

Name

Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838)

Synonyms

• Physeter breviceps Blainville, 1838
  • Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838) Gray, 1846: 22
• Euphysetes grayii Wall, 1851
• Euphysetes macleayi Krefft, 1866
• Kogia floweri Gill, 1871
• Euphysetes pottsii Haast, 1873
• Kogia goodie True, 1884

References

• Bloodworth, B.E.; Odell, D.K. 2008: Kogia breviceps (Cetacea: Kogiidae). Mammalian species, 819: 1-12. doi: 10.1644/819.1
• Kogia breviceps in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Kogia breviceps

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy sperm whale
Galego: Cachalote pigmeo
日本語: コマッコウ
Suomi: Pikkukaskelotti
Türkçe: Pigme ispermeçet balinası

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