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The sperm whale or cachalot [a] (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.
Physeter is a genus of toothed whales.There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). [2] Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including Physeter antiquus (5.3–2.6 mya) from the Pliocene of France, [3] and Physeter vetus (2.6 mya – 12 ka) from the Quaternary of the U.S. state of Georgia. [4]
Studies of South African Cetacea with special reference to the sperm whale (Physeter catodon) (1971) Peter Barrington Best FRSSAf (1939 - 22 April 2015) was an English marine biologist known for his research on whales and dolphins of Southern Africa.
Genus: Physeter. Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD; Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales) Genus: Kogia. Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD; Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD; Superfamily Ziphioidea. Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales) Genus: Indopacetus. Tropical bottlenose whale, Indopacetus pacificus DD; Genus: Mesoplodon. Gray's beaked whale ...
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Genus: Physeter. Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD; Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales) Genus: Kogia. Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD; Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD; Superfamily Ziphioidea. Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales) Genus: Mesoplodon. Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD; Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius ...
Genus: Physeter. Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD; Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales) Genus: Kogia. Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD; Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD; Superfamily Ziphioidea. Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales) Genus: Mesoplodon. Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ...
Genus: Physeter. Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD; Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales) Genus: Kogia. Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD; Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD; Superfamily Ziphioidea. Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales) Genus: Mesoplodon. Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD; Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius ...