Kogia simus

Author
Owen, 1877
Common Names
  • Dwarf Sperm Whale

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
1989 meters
Overall Geographic Range
cosmopolitan; eurythermic
Habitat-Biology
  • epipelagic
  • outer continental shelf
  • slope
  • deep sea
  • common species
References

  • Jefferson, T. A., and S. K. Lynn. 1994. Marine mammal sightings in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, Summer 1991. Carribean Journal Science 30: 83–89.

  • Jefferson, T. A., and A. J. Schiro. 1997. Distribution of cetaceans in the offshore Gulf of Mexico. Mammal Review 27: 27–50.

  • Mullin, K. D., W. Hoggard, C. Roden, R. Lohoetener, C. Rogers, and B. Taggart. 1991. Cetaceans on the upper Continental Slope in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study/MMS 91-0027. New Orleans: U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico, OCS Regional Office.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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