Kogia sima (Dwarf Sperm Whale)
Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)
Kogia sima is a small, robust cetacean (total length = 200-270 cm; weight = 136-280 kg), significantly smaller than its sister species K. breviceps (total length = 270-420 cm; weight = 342-680 kg) but very similar in external morphology. Its fusiform body with a truncated face recalls the…
