Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838)

Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Kogiidae

July, August and December

ID characteristics

Small, robust, dark blue-grey body with wrinkled skin and white or pinkish undersides Squarish, short head with distinct hump at the rear back

Very small, hooked, rounded dorsal fin set well behind mid-back