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Dauphins de RangiroaFrench Polynesia
Dauphins de Rangiroa

Cetaceans of French Polynesia

Twenty species of cetartiodactyls - or cetaceans - are regularly sighted in the Polynesian marine environment. These include four mysticete species - commonly called ‘baleen whales’ - and 16 odontocete species or ‘toothed whales’ - two sperm whale species, three beaked whale species and 11 dolphin species. Eight of the most commonly observed species are displayed below…

≈ 20cetacean species
4baleen whale species
16toothed whale species
11dolphin species

From the association's own text.

The species

Eight commonly identified species

Spinner dolphin
Spinner dolphinStenella longirostris
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Pantropical spotted dolphinStenella attenuata
Rough-toothed dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphinSteno bredanensis
Common bottlenose dolphinThe species the association monitorsCommon bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDiscover the association →
Risso's dolphin
Risso's dolphinGrampus griseus
Short-finned pilot whale
Short-finned pilot whaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus
Orca
OrcaOrcinus orca
Humpback whale
Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae

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