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Species · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Kogia breviceps

Pygmy Sperm Whale

WoRMS 137113ITIS 180491key worms:137113
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2026-08-05: itis_id 180491 via WoRMS external link

Silhouette · T. Michael Keesey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · PhyloPic, drawn from Kogia breviceps
Pygmy Sperm Whale3.4 m
a person1.7 m

max · sealifebase

Photograph of Kogia breviceps
Photo · anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · Public domain · inat

The pygmy sperm whale is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.W CalCOFI holds 2 observations of it in 1 dataset between 1989 and 1992.R

2
observations
2
records
2
sampling events
1989–1992
years
1
datasets

Observed in
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One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Groups

calcofi:marine_mammals

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorerdb-query
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Seabirds & Marine Mammals table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/farallon_bird-mammal.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:137113%22