| Checklist Name | Cetaceans Database - Whales |
|---|---|
| Description | Defined list of cetacean species for the Australian coastal regions and the waters of the Australian Antarctic Territory. |
| Purpose/Comments | For the DEH Cetacean sightings and strandings database. |
List of 34 species sorted by family. (View same list sorted by Kingdom)
See full details on a species by clicking on the Scientific Name.
| Family | Scientific Name | Authority | Common Name | Status | Link to data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaenidae | Caperea marginata | (Gray,1846) | Pygmy Right Whale | Not set | ||
| Balaenidae | Eubalaena australis | (Desmoulins,1822) | Southern Right Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Laciphde,1804 | Minke Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera bonaerensis | Burmeister, 1867 | Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera borealis | Lesson,1828 | Sei Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera edeni | Anderson,1878 | Bryde's Whale | Not set | ||
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera musculus | (Linnaeus,1758) | Blue Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera physalus | Linnaeus,1758 | Fin Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera sp. | Unknown Baleen Whale | Not set | Observations | ||
| Balaenopteridae | Megaptera novaeangliae | (Borowski,1781) | Humpback Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Delphinidae | Feresa attenuata | Gray,1875 | Pygmy Killer Whale | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Globicephala macrorhynchus | Gray,1846 | Short-finned Pilot Whale | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Globicephala melaena | (Traill, 1809) | Long-finned Pilot Whale | Not set | Bioregions | |
| Delphinidae | Globicephala melas | Traill,1809 | Long-finned Pilot Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Delphinidae | Globicephala sp. | Unknown Pilot Whale | Not set | Observations | ||
| Delphinidae | Orcinus orca | Linnaeus,1758 | Killer Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Delphinidae | Peponocephala electra | (Gray,1846) | Melon-headed Whale | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Pseudorca crassidens | (Owen,1846) | False Killer Whale | Not set | ||
| Physeteridae | Kogia breviceps | (Blainville,1838) | Pygmy Sperm Whale | Not set | ||
| Physeteridae | Kogia simus | (Owen,1866) | Dwarf Sperm Whale | Not set | ||
| Physeteridae | Physeter macrocephalus | Linnaeus,1758 | Sperm Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Ziphiidae | Berardius arnuxii | Duvernoy,1851 | Arnoux's Beaked Whale | Not set | Observations | |
| Ziphiidae | Hyperoodon planifrons | Flower,1882 | Southern Bottlenose Whale | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Ziphiidae | Indopacetus pacificus | (Longman,1926) | Longman's Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon bowdoini | Andrews,1908 | Andrew's Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon densirostris | (Blainville,1817) | Blainville's Beaked Whale, Dense-beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon gingkodens | Nishiwaki and Kamiya,1958 | Gingko Beaked Whale, Gingko-toothed Whale, Gingko Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon grayi | von Haast,1876 | Gray's Beaked Whale, Scamperdown Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon hectori | (Gray,1871) | Hector's Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon layardii | (Gray,1865) | Strap-toothed Beaked Whale, Strap-toothed Whale, Layard's Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon mirus | True,1913 | True's Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon sp. | Unknown Beaked whale | Not set | Observations | ||
| Ziphiidae | Tasmacetus shepherdi | Oliver,1937 | Tasman Beaked Whale | Not set | ||
| Ziphiidae | Ziphius cavirostris | Cuvier,1823 | Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Goose-beaked Whale | Not set |
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