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    Orca

    Orca

    Orcinus orca

    Whales & Dolphins
    Data Deficient

    The Orca (Orcinus orca) is recorded at 76 diving areas across 45 countries, most often around Scapa Flow, Orkney, Pacific Northwest and Scottish West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 9 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Caribbean
    Sandy IslandAnguilla
    Rarely seen here
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    BarbudaAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    Aruba Leeward CoastAruba
    Occasionally seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    South CoastBarbados
    Rarely seen here
    West CoastBarbados
    Rarely seen here
    Klein BonaireBonaire
    Occasionally seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Cayman BracCayman Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Grand CaymanCayman Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Isla de la JuventudCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Curaçao SoutheastCuraçao
    Rarely seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Occasionally seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Bayahibe & La RomanaDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    Punta CanaDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    Sosua & Puerto PlataDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    CarriacouGrenada
    Occasionally seen here
    Southwest CoastGrenada
    Occasionally seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Occasionally seen here
    Montego BayJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    NegrilJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Occasionally seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Occasionally seen here
    Anse La RayeSt. Lucia
    Occasionally seen here
    Soufriere & The PitonsSt. Lucia
    Occasionally seen here
    St. VincentSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Regularly seen here
    Tobago CaysSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Rarely seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Central America
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean CoastCosta Rica
    Occasionally seen here
    Caribbean CoastGuatemala
    Rarely seen here
    RoatánHonduras
    Occasionally seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    SalCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    SantiagoCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyDelphinidae
    GenusOrcinus

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