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Whales / Toothed Whales
Dwarf Sperm Whale
(Kogia sima)
The smallest species of whales; even smaller than dolphins KINGDOM
Seen in the Oman’s seas Animalia
Belongs to Kogiidae family along with the pygmy (Kogia
breviceps) sperm whale PHYLUM
Similar to a sperm whale, but small in size Chordata
Found in the deep waters of the Sea of Oman and the CLASS
Arabian Sea Mammalia
It's length does not exceed 2.5m
ORDER
Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY
Physeteridae
GENUS
Kogia
LC Least Concern
(2020)
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