Bodv to at least 2.7 m. 



Body black to brownish black on back, light grcv on sides, light grev to 



white on the bellv. lips often white. 

 Bodv shape similar to the Pvgmv Killer Whale, elongated and slim. 



u'lth a narrow tail stock. 

 Head triangular in dorsal and lateral aspects, jaw underslung. 

 Dorsal fin to 25 cm tall, usually distinctly falcate. 

 Distribution tropical and subtropical. 



Melon-he.^ded \Vh.\lh 



Pcponoccpkala elccira (T) 



Body to nearly 4 m long. 



Body dark steel gray on back; lighter gray on sides; pinkish-gray to 



white on belly (older animals speckled on belly). 

 Head blunt; lower jaw underslung; "false gills" or light bracket 



marks on side ot head. 

 Dorsal fin small; located in last one-third ot body. 

 Has not been reported to ride bow waves. 

 Distribution in temperate and tropical waters from at least Grays 



Harbor. Washington into Gulf of California. 



Pygmy Sperm Whale 



Kogta breviccps (BJ 



Bod\' to nearU' 5 m long. 



Body dark steel gray on back; lighter gray on sides; pinkish to white 



on belly. 

 Head blunt; jaw underslung; "false gills" or light bracket marks on 



side of head. 

 Two small creases on throat. 

 Dorsal fin like that of Adantic bottlenose dolphin; located near 



midpoint of back. 

 Has not been reported to ride how waves. 

 Distribution poorly known; at least from San Luis Obispo, County, 



California, to tip of Baja California. 



Dwarf Sperm Whale 



Kogia simus (B) 



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