Dolphins and Whales of the Bahamas

Dolphin and Whale species that have been recorded in the Bahamas:

  • Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
  • Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
  • Pan-tropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
  • Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
  • Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
  • Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)
  • Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
  • Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
  • Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra)
  • Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)
  • False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
  • Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
  • Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
  • Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)
  • Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
  • Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
  • Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
  • Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
  • Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
  • Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
  • Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

 

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