dwarf sperm whale
kogia sima latin

Dwarf sperm whales are usually solitary but have occasionally been seen in small groups.

Many other whales share these waters, including more elusive species such as the dwarf sperm whale.

The brain of the dwarf sperm whale is roughly half a kilogram in mass.

The Dwarf sperm whale was actively hunted by commercial whalers.

The Dwarf sperm whale is the smallest species commonly known as a whale.

They have also been reported to eat some deep-sea shrimps, but, compared with dwarf sperm whales, relatively few fish.

Kogia simus (Dwarf sperm whale)

Kogiidae (Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales)

Kogia simus (Dwarf Sperm Whale)

The dorsal fin is very small and hooked; its size is considerably smaller than that of the dwarf sperm whale and may be used for diagnostic purposes.

Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales by Donald F. McAlpine in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals pp.

The dwarf sperm whale is covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS).