Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Classification

Physeter [genus] (1)

Physeter [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Curaçao
	Saba
	Saba Bank
	Sint Maarten

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

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Found stranded on Aruba. Expected to occur around St. Eustatius and Bonaire as well.

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