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Top: Science: Biology: Flora_and_Fauna: Animalia: Chordata: Mammalia: Cetacea: Odontoceti
The suborder Odontoceti, consisting of about 66 species. Families are:Physeteridae - Sperm Whales - 3 species
Ziphiidae - beaked whales - 18 spp.
Delphinidae - oceanic or marine dolphins - 32 spp.
Monodontidae - beluga and narwhal - 2 spp.
Platanistidae - freshwater or river dolphins - 5 spp.
Phocoenidae - porpoises - 6 spp.
Dolphins are small whales in the families Delphinidae (marine dolphins, 34 species), Iniidae (Amazon dolphins, 2 species), Lipotidae (whitefin dolphin, 1 species), Platanistidae (Ganges and Indus dolphins, 2 species), and Pontoporiidae (La Plata dolphin, 1 species).
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The family Monodontidae consists of two species; the Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) also known as the White Whale, and the Narwhal (Monodon monoceros). Both are a type of whale found naturally in the cold northern waters of and near the Arctic.For information on whales in general and sites which may include the Beluga and Narwhal, please see:
Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Cetacea.
The family Phocoenidae, consisting of 6 species in 4 genera.
The family Physeteridae, consisting of the Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon/macrocephalus), the Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia simus).
The family Ziphiidae, consisting of 6 genera and 18 species.
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