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Pygmy Right Whale, Caperea marginata (Gray,1846) (Species)

Taxon | Taxonomic overview and related information

Taxon details

NamePygmy Right Whale, Caperea marginata (Gray,1846)

Common/Māori namesPygmy Right Whale

Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Neobalaenidae | Caperea | marginata (Gray,1846)