Kogiidae
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Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws, but are much smaller in size, with much shorter skulls and more notable dorsal fins than sperm whales.[2] Kogiids are also characterized by a "false gill slit" behind their eyes.[3]
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Kogiidae | |
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Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | Physeteroidea |
Family: | Kogiidae Gill, 1871 |
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A number of genera are extinct.[4]