Object: Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838)
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Registration Number  MM002651
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Mammalia
Order  Cetacea
Family  Kogiidae
Scientific Name
Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838)
Identified By  van Helden, Anton
Common / Maori name  pygmy sperm whale
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  North Island, Hawke's Bay
Precise locality  Hawke's Bay
Collected By  Robson, Frank
Section  Marine Mammals

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