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Kogia (pygmy sperm whales)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Kogia
Taxonomic Rank Genus
Original Description Gray, 1846
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
pygmy sperm whales
All Common Names English: small sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Kogiidae
Taxonomic Children Species: Kogia breviceps
Species: Kogia sima
Taxonomic # 180490
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

Relevant OBIS-SEAMAP Datasets (# sets: 38)
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Aerial Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation On-transect Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Opportunistic Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Strandings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) AIR Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) OPP Sightings
Marine Mammal Abundance Survey - Leg 1
MMS Central/Northern California High-altitude mammals
MMS Oregon/Washington Marine Mammal Surveys
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I)
NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey 2004
NEFSC Survey 1997
NEFSC Survey 1998 1
NOAA Atlantic Cetacean Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1993 (S); Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1996; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1997; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1999; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2000; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2001; Sightings
SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3)
SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)
SWFSC Cetacean Acoustic Detection and Dive Interval Studies (1601)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1468)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1508)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1509)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1080)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1081)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1164)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1165)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1267)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1268)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1370)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (989)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (990)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1604)

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