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SPERM WHALES (PHYSETERIDAE) 



SPERM WHALE (Fhyseter oatodon; choice 26, pg. 170) occurs off 

 California and Baja California during the winter and during the summer 

 occurs from California to as far north as the Bering Sea. Maximum length 

 is 18 m. 



PYGMY SPERM WHALE (fogia breviceps; choice 27, pg. 170) occurs in 

 this area largely off California and Baja California, but also occasionally 

 as far north as Washington. Maximum length is about 4 m. 



DWARF SPERM WHALE ( togia simus; choice 27', pg. 170) occurs from 

 Baja California north to central California. Maximum length is slightly 

 more than 3 m. 



BEAKED WHALES (ZIPHIIDAE) 



BEAKED WHALES (Mesoplodon spp ; choice 29, pg. 171). At least four 

 species are possible and although their ranges (poorly known) may not be 

 entirely overlapping, one or the other could occur anywhere in the area 

 covered by this manual. They reach a length of about 6.5 m. 



BOTTLENOSE WHALES (Mesoplodon spp. ; choice 30, pg. 171) occur from the 

 Bering Sea to at least southern California. They reach a length of about 

 14 m. 



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GOOSE-BEAKED WHALE (ziphius cavirostris; choice 30', pg. 17l) occurs 

 from the Bering Sea to Baja California. Maximum length is about 10 m. 



MONODONTS (MONODONTIDAE) 



BELUGA (Delph-inapterus leucas; choice 32, pg. 171 ) occurs from the 

 Arctic Ocean south to southeast Alaska. Maximum length is 6 m. 



NARWHAL (Monodon monoceros; choice 32', pg. 173) occurs in the Arctic 

 Ocean and on very rare occasions has been reported in the vicinity of the 

 Bering Strait. Maximum length is 6 m. 



