False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens

Classification

Delphinidae [family]

Pseudorca [genus] (1)

Pseudorca [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Saba

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Saba

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

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

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