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Scientific - English - Swedish Cetacean Dictionary |
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MYSTICETI | BALEEN WHALES | BLÅVAL |
BALAENIDAE |
RIGHT WHALES |
RÄTVALAR |
| Balaena glacialis |
Great Right Whale |
Nordkapare (Nordlig rätval) |
| B. mysticetus |
Bowhead Whale |
Grönlandsval |
| Caperea marginata |
Pygmy Right Whale |
Dvärgrätval |
ESCHRICHTIDAE |
GRÅVALAR
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| Eschrichtius robustus |
Grey Whale |
Gråval
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BALAENOPTERIDAE |
RORQUAL WHALES |
Bardvalar |
| Balaenoptera physalus |
Fin Whale |
Sillval |
| B. musculus |
Blue Whale |
Blåval
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| B.
acutorostrata
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Piked Whale, Minke Whale |
Vikval
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| B. borealis |
Sei Whale |
Sejval |
| B. edeni |
Tropical Whale, (Bryde's W.) |
Bryde's val |
| Megaptera novaeangliae |
Humpback Whale |
Puckelval
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ODONTOCETI |
TOOTHED WHALES |
TANDVALAR |
ZIPHIIDAE
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BEAKED WHALES
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NÄBBVALAR
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| Tasmacetus
shepherdi
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Tasman
Whale (Shepherd's W.)
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Tasmansk val
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| Berardius
bairdii
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Northern
Fourtooth Whale
|
Bairds näbbval
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| B.
arnuxii
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Southern
Fourtooth Whale
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Arnouxs näbbval
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| Ziphius
cavirostris
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Goosebeak
Whale (Cuvier's W.)
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Småhuvudval
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| Hyperoodon
ampullatus
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Northern
Bottlenose Whale
|
Nordlig näbbval
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| H.
planifrons
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Southern
Bottlenose Whale
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Sydlig näbbval
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| Indopacetus
pacificus
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Indopacific
Beaked Whale
|
Longmans näbbval
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| Mesoplodon
hectori
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Skew
Beaked Whale
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Hectors näbbval
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| M.
mirus
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Wonderful
Beaked Whale
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Trues näbbval
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| M. europaeus |
Gulf Stream Beaked Whale |
Gervais näbbval
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| M.
carlhubbsi
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Arch
Beaked Whale
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Bågnäbbval
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| M.
ginkgodens
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Japanese
Beaked Whale
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Ginkgotandad näbbval
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| M.
grayi
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Scamperdown
Beaked Whale
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Grays näbbval
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| M.
stejnegri
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Bering
Sea Beaked Whale
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Stejnegers näbbval
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| M.
bowdoini
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Splaytooth
Beaked Whale
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Andrews näbbval
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| M.
densirostris
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Dense
Beaked Whale
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Blainvilles näbbval
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| M.
bidens
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North
Sea Beaked Whale
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Sowerbys näbbval
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| M.
layardii
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Straptooth
Beaked Whale
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Layards näbbval
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PLATANISTIDAE
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RIVER DOLPHINS |
FLOD DELFINER
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| Platanista
gangetica
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Ganges
River Dolphin (Susu)
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Ganges defin
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| P. minor
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Indus
River Dolphin (Indus Susu)
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Indus delfin
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| Lipotes vexillifer
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Yangtse
River Dolphin (Bai ji)
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Asiatisk delfin
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| Inia
geoffrensis
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Amazon River Dolphin (Inia) |
Amazon delfin |
| Pontoporia blainvillei
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La Plata River Dolphin (Fransiscana)
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La Plata delfin (Franciscana)
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MONODONTIDAE
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Vitvalar
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| Monodon
monoceros
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Unicorn Whale (Narwhal)
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Narval
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| Delphinapterus leucas
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White Whale (Beluga)
|
Vitval
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PHYSETERIDAE
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SPERM WHALES |
KASKELOTER
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| Physeter macrocephalus |
Great Sperm Whale |
Kaskelot
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| Kogia breviceps |
Pygmy Sperm Whale |
Pygmékaskelot |
| K. simus |
Dwarf Sperm Whale |
Dvärgkaskelot |
STENIDAE
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COASTAL DOLPHINS |
NÄBBDELFINER |
| Steno bredanensis |
Roughttooth Dolphin |
Näbbdelfin |
| Sousa chinensis |
Indopacific Humpback Dolphin (Chinese White Dolphin) |
Puckeldelfin |
| S. teuszil |
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Cameroon Dolphin) |
Kamerundelfin |
| Sotalia fluviatilis |
Estuarine Dolphin (Tucuxi) |
Guyanadelfin |
PHOCOENIDAE
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PORPOISES |
TUMLARE |
| Phocoena phocoena |
Common Porpoise (Harbour P.) |
Tumlare
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| P. spinipinnis
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Black
Porpoise
|
Svart tumlare |
| P.
dioptrica
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Spectacled
Porpoise
|
Glasögontumlare |
| P.
sinus
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Gulf
Porpoise (Cochito)
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Californiatumlare |
| Neophocaena phocaenoides
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Finless Porpoise
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Asiatisk tumlare
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| Phocoenoides dalli
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Spray Porpoise (Dall's P.)
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Dalls tumlare |
GLOBICEPHALIDAE
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KILLER and PILOT WHALES
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SPÄCKHUGGARE och PILOTVALAR
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| Globicephala
melaena
|
Longfin
Pilot Whale
|
Grindval |
| G.
macrorhynchus
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Shortfin
Pilot Whale
|
Kortfenad grindval |
| Orcinus orca |
Great Killer Whale (Orca) |
Späckhuggare |
| Pseudorca crassidens |
False Killer Whale |
Halvspäckhuggare |
| Feresa
attenuata
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Pygmy Killer Whale
|
Dvärgspäckhuggare |
| Peponocephala electra |
Melonhead Whale |
Melonhuvudval |
DELPHINIDAE |
DELFINER
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| Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
Whitebeak Dolphin |
Vitnosdelfin |
| L. acutus |
Atlantic Whiteside Dolphin |
Vitsiding |
| L. obliquidens |
Pacific Whiteside Dolphin |
Stilla havsvitsiding |
| L. obscurus |
Dusky Dolphin |
Mörk delfin |
| L. cruciger |
Hourglass Dolphin |
Timglasdelfin |
| L. australis |
Blackchin Dolphin |
Peales delfin (Svartkindad delfin) |
| Lagenodelphis hosei |
Shortsnout Dolphin |
Kortnosdelfin |
| Lissodelphis peronii |
Southern Rightwhale Dolphin |
Sydlig rätvalsdelfin |
| L. borealis |
Northern Rightwhale Dolphin |
Nordlig rätvalsdelfin |
| Cephallorhynchus commersonii |
Piebald Dolphin (Commerson's D.) |
Commersons delfin (skäckig delfin) |
| C. eutropia |
Chilean Dolphin (Black D.) |
Chiledelfin (Vitbuksdelfin, Svart delfin) |
| C. heavisidii |
Benguela Dolphin |
Bengueladelfin |
| C. hectori |
New Zealand Dolphin |
Hectors delfin |
| Grampus griseus |
Grey Dolphin (Risso's D.) |
Rissos delfin |
| Orcaella brevirostris |
Snubfin Dolphin |
Irawaddydelfin |
| Stenella longirostris |
Spinner Dolphin |
Spinnardelfin |
| S. clymene |
Helmet Dolphin |
Clymene delfin |
| S. coeruloalba |
Striped Dolphin |
Strimmig delfin (Eufrosyne, Blåvit delfin) |
| S. attenuata |
Bridled Dolphin (Cuvier's D.) |
Tygeldelfin |
| S. plagiodon |
Spotted Dolphin |
Fläckig delfin |
| Delphinus delphis |
Common Dolphin |
Delfin |
| Tursiops truncatus |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
Flasknos delfin |