Sealife guideThe Cetacea orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Southern right whale
(Eubalaena australis)
Dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Dwarf minke whale
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Fin whale
(Balaenoptera physalus)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Atlantic spotted dolphin
(Stenella frontalis)
Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Common bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus)
Rissos dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Rissos dolphin
(Grampus griseus)
Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Short-beaked common dolphin
(Delphinus delphis)
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
Spinner dolphin
(Stenella longirostris)
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Striped dolphin
(Stenella coeruleoalba)
White headed dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
White headed dolphin
(Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Gray whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)
Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
Amazon river dolphin
(Inia geoffrensis)
Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
Beluga
(Delphinapterus leucas)
Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
Narwhal
(Monodon monoceros)
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Sperm whale
(Physeter macrocephalus)

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