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Dolphins
Melon-headed Whale
(Peponocephala electra)
Body is more slender than that of a fake killer whale KINGDOM
Very similar to a false killer whale Animalia
Has a thin, pointed head while the head of a killer whale is
rounded PHYLUM
Chordata
Lives in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden
Up to 2.7m long CLASS
Mammalia
ORDER
Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY
Delphinidae
GENUS
Peponocephala
LC Least Concern
(2019)
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