Kogiidae

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Kogiidae is a family of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, known for their deep-diving behavior and resemblance to the larger sperm whale.

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Kogiidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family ⓘ
adaptation deep-diving physiology ⓘ
echolocation ⓘ
behavior deep-diving ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Physeteridae ⓘ
commonName kogiids ⓘ
conservationConcern bycatch in fisheries ⓘ
ingestion of marine debris ⓘ
ship strikes ⓘ
containsTaxon Kogia breviceps ⓘ
Kogia sima ⓘ
defenseMechanism ink-like intestinal fluid release ⓘ
diet cephalopods ⓘ
fish ⓘ
fossilRecord known from Neogene deposits ⓘ
geographicDistribution subtropical oceans ⓘ
temperate oceans ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ
hasCharacteristic blunt snout ⓘ
few functional teeth in lower jaw only ⓘ
large head relative to body size ⓘ
single S-shaped blowhole ⓘ
small dorsal fin far back on body ⓘ
small, narrow lower jaw ⓘ
thick body ⓘ
hasGenus Kogia ⓘ
includesCommonName dwarf sperm whale ⓘ
pygmy sperm whale ⓘ
isA family of marine mammals ⓘ
family of toothed whales ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter genus Kogia ⓘ
order Cetacea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy modern cetacean taxonomies ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
resembles Physeter macrocephalus ⓘ
linked to: sperm whale
resemblesCommonName sperm whale ⓘ
suborder Odontoceti ⓘ
superfamily Physeteroidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
toothedOrBaleen toothed whale family ⓘ
typicalBodySize small ⓘ
typicalHabitat deep offshore waters ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ

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Odontoceti → includesTaxon → Kogiidae ⓘ