Marine mammals of the world : a comprehensive guide to their identification

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Introduction

Basic marine mammal biology

Taxonomic groupings above the species level

Cetaceans

Pinnipeds

Sirenians

Otters & polar bear

Extinct species

Identification keys. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Basic Marine Mammal Biology

3. Taxonomic Groupings Above the Species Level

4. Cetaceans

North Atlantic right whale

Eubalaena glacialis

North Pacific right whale

Eubalaena japonica

Southern right whale

Eubalaena australis

Bowhead whale

Balaena mysticetus

Pygmy right whale

Caperea marginata

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Fin whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Sei whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Bryde's whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Omura's whale

Balaenoptera omurai

Common minke whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Antarctic minke whale

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Gray whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Pygmy sperm whale

Kogia breviceps

Dwarf sperm whale

Kogia sima

Baird's beaked whale

Berardius bairdii

Arnoux's beaked whale

Berardius arnuxii

Cuvier's beaked whale Note continued: Ziphius cavirostris

Northern bottlenose whale

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Southern bottlenose whale

Hyperoodon planifrons

Shepherd's beaked whale

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Blainville's beaked whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

Note on Beaked Whales of the Genus Mesoplodon

Gray's beaked whale

Mesoplodon grayi

Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Deraniyagala's beaked whale

Mesoplodon hotaula

Hector's beaked whale

Mesoplodon bectori

Perrin's beaked whale

Mesoplodon perrini

Hubbs' beaked whale

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Pygmy beaked whale

Mesoplodon peruvianus

Sowerby's beaked whale

Mesoplodon bidens

Gervais' beaked whale

Mesoplodon europaeus

True's beaked whale

Mesoplodon mirus

Strap-toothed beaked whale

Mesoplodon layardii

Andrew's beaked whale

Mesoplodon bowdoini

Stejneger's beaked whale

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

Spade-toothed beaked whale Note continued: Mesoplodontraversii

Longman's beaked whale

Indopacetus pacificus

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Australian snubfin dolphin

Orcaella heinsohni

Irrawaddy dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

Killer whale

Orcinus orca

Short-finned pilot whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas

False killer whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Pygmy killer whale

Feresa attenuata

Melon-headed whale

Peponocephala electra

Risso's dolphin

Grampus griseus

Tucuxi

Sotalia fluviatilis

Guiana dolphin

Sotalia guianensis

Rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Atlantic humpback dolphin

Sousa teuszii

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Sousa chinensis

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

Sousa plumbea

Australian humpback dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Note continued: Tursiops aduncus

Pantropical spotted dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Atlantic spotted dolphin

Stenella frontalis

Spinner dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Clymene dolphin

Stenella clymene

Striped dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Short-beaked common dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Long-beaked common dolphin

Delphinus capensis

Fraser's dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

White-beaked dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Dusky dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Hourglass dolphin

Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Peale's dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

Northern right whale dolphin

Lissodelphis borealis

Southern right whale dolphin

Lissodelphis peronii

Commerson's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Heaviside's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Hector's dolphin Note continued: Cephalorhynchus hectori

Chilean dolphin

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Dall's porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

Harbor porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Spectacled porpoise

Phocoena dioptrica

Burmeister's porpoise

Phocoena spinipinnis

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Indo-Pacific finless porpoise

Neophocaena phocaenoides

Narrow-ridged finless porpoise

Neophocaena asiaeorientalis

South Asian river dolphin

Platanista gangetica

Amazon River dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

Franciscana

Pontoporia blainvillei

5. Pinnipeds

Northern fur seal

Callorhinus ursinus

Note on Hybrid Southern Hemisphere Fur Seals Genus Arctocephalus

Antarctic fur seal

Arctocephalus gazella

Juan Fernandez and Guadalupe fur seals

Arctocephalus philippii

Galapagos fur seal

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

South American fur seal

Arctocephalus australis

New Zealand fur seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Subantarctic fur seal Note continued: Arctocephalus tropicalis

Cape and Australian fur seals

Arctocephalus pusillus

Steller sea lion

Eumetopias jubatus

California sea lion

Zalophus californianus

Galapagos sea lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

South American sea lion

Otaria byronia

Australian sea lion

Neophoca cinerea

New Zealand sea lion

Phocarctos hookeri

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

Hawaiian monk seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

Mediterranean monk seal

Monachus monachus

Ross seal

Ommatophoca rossii

Crabeater seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

Leopard seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

Weddell seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

Southern elephant seal

Mirounga leonina

Northern elephant seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Bearded seal

Erignathus barbatus

Hooded seal

Cystophora cristata

Gray seal

Halichoerus grypus

Ribbon seal

Histriophoca fasciata

Harp seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Harbor seal

Phoca vitulina Note continued: Spotted seal

Phoca largha

Ringed seal

Pusa hispida

Baikal seal

Pusa sibirica

Caspian seal

Pusa caspica

6. Sirenians

West Indian manatee

Trichechus manatus

African manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

Amazonian manatee

Trichechus inunguis

Dugong

Dugong dugon

7. Otters & Polar Bear

Sea otter

Enhydra lutris

Marine otter

Lontra felina

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

8. Extinct Species

Baiji

Lipotes vexillifer

Japanese sea lion

Zalophus japonicus

Caribbean monk seal

Neomonachus tropicalis

Steller's sea cow

Hydrodamalis gigas

9. Identification Keys

A. Key to Identification of Cetaceans of the World, Based on External Appearance

B. Key to Identification of Cetaceans of the World, Based on Skull Morphology

C. Key to Identification of Baleen Whales of the World, Based on Baleen Plates

D. Key to Identification of Pinnipeds of the World, Based on External Appearance Note continued: E. Key to identification of Pinnipeds of the World, Based on Skull Morphology

F. Key to Identification of Sirenians of the World, Based on External Appearance and Distribution

G. Key to Identification of Sirenians of the World, Based on Skull Morphology

10. Sources for More Information

11. Index

Common Names

12. Index

Scientific Names