Komodo Cetacean Species

Indonesia
Oceanic Cetacean

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Species List -
Komodo National Park

		All Cetacean Species Positively Identified to Date in Indonesia
		Cetacean Species Identified in Northern Sulawesi
		Cetacean Species Identified in Komodo World Heritage Area

Cetacean Species Positively Identified to Date in Komodo

Species identification (ID)	Scientific ID	Status ¹	Indonesian ID	Flores ID ²
Sperm whale	Physeter macrocephalus	K	Paus sperma	Kote kelema
Dwarf sperm whale	Kogia simus	K	Paus sperma cebol	Fefa kumu
Pygmy sperm whale	Kogia breviceps	K	Paus sperma kerdil	---
Orca	Orcinus orca	L	Paus pembunuh	Seguni
Pygmy killer whale	Feresa attenuata	K	Paus pembunuh kerdil	Temu kebung
False killer whale	Pseudorca crassidens	K	Paus pembunuh palsu	Temu blã
Melon-headed whale	Peponocephala electra	K	Paus kepala semngka	Temu kebong
Short-finned pilot whale	Globicephalus macrorhynchus	K	Paus pemandu sirip pendek	Temu belã
Risso's dolphin	Grampus griseus	K	Lumba-lumba abu-abu	Temu bura
Spinner dolphin	Stenella longirostris	K	Lumba-lumba paruh panjang	Temu kirã
Pan-tropical spotted dolphin	Stenella attenuata	K	Lumba-lumba totol	Temu kirã
Bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	K	Lumba-lumba hidung botol	---
Common dolphin ³	Delphinus delphis or D. capenis	K	---	---
Fraser's dolphin	Lagenodelphis hosei	K	Lumba-lumba Fraser	Temu notong
Rough-toothed dolphin	Steno bredanensis	K	Lumba-lumba gigi kasar	---
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin	Sousa chinensis	K	---	---
Pygmy Bryde's whale	Balaenoptera edeni	K	Paus bryde kerdil	---
Sei whale ⁴	Baleanoptera borealis	V	Paus sei	---
Blue whale	Baleanoptera musculus	E	Paus biru	Lelanggaji
Cuvier's beaked whale	Ziphius cavirostris	K	Paus paruh Cuvier	Ika mea

Status - IUCN status categories of threat. (Ex-Extinct; E-Endangered; V-Vulnerable; R-Rare: I-Intermediate; K-Insufficiently Known; as defined in Klinowska, 1991)
Flores ID - As reported by Rudolph et al. (1997).
Cetacean species sighted during the TNC cetacean surveys for which no positive identification could be made. The two Kogia spp, as well as the two Delphinus spp, have similar appearances, distribution and behaviours and are difficult to distinguish at sea under most circumstances. These species are, however, very distinct from all other cetaceans are therefore included in the cetacean species list.
Additional cetacean species positively identified by Rudolph et al. (1997) in Komodo waters. Details on all publications can be found in References.

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