Killer Whale Orcinus orca

Classification

Delphinidae [family]

Orcinus [genus] (1)

Orcinus [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Saba
	Sint Maarten

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea. Secondary range in the south and southeast Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Expected to occur on Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten.

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