Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra

Classification

Delphinidae [family]

Peponocephala [genus] (1)

Peponocephala [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Bonaire
	Klein Bonaire
	Curaçao

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Klein Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Found stranded on Bonaire and Curaçao. Expected to occur also on the other Dutch Caribbean islands.

Debrot, A.O., Meyer, J.A. de, Dezentje, P.J.E. 1998. Additional records and a review of the Cetacean fauna of the Leeward Dutch Antilles. Caribbean Journal of Science 34: 204-210.
Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H. & Scheidat, M. 2011. The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns. 8pp. IMARES, Den Helder.
MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.