WHALES AND DOLPHINS OF SEYCHELLES


ROUND HEADED CETACEANS LESS THAN 3 METRES IN LENGTH

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Pygmy sperm-whale Kogia breviceps 

Adult size  2,70 to 3,40m in length

Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus 

Adult size  2,60 to 3,8in length

Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata 

Adult size  2,10 to 2,60m in length

Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra 

Adult size  2,10 to 2,70m in length

Dwarf spermwhale Kogia simus 

Adult size  2,10 to 2,70m in length

Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei 

Adult size  2,00 to 2,60m in length

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