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    False killer whale

    False killer whale

    Pseudorca crassidens

    Whales & Dolphins
    Near Threatened

    The False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is recorded at 41 diving areas across 28 countries, most often around Azores, Scapa Flow, Orkney and Cape Town & Western Cape.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 9 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    BarbudaAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Occasionally seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Occasionally seen here
    CarriacouGrenada
    Rarely seen here
    Southwest CoastGrenada
    Rarely seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Occasionally seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Rarely seen here
    Tobago CaysSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Occasionally seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Occasionally seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Inner IslandsSeychelles
    Occasionally seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyDelphinidae
    GenusPseudorca

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