WA Mammals 09. Irrawaddy Dolphin to Dugong
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Irrawaddy Dolphin |
Orcaella brevirostris |
| Now called Australian Snubfin Dolphin. Occurs off the Kimberley coast usually in shallow muddy water. Two seen in Roebuck Bay near Broome in December 2002, January 2004 and September 2004. | |
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Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin |
Sousa chinensis |
| Seen at Monte Bello Islands. | |
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Rough-toothed Dolphin |
Steno bredanensis |
| Vagrant off Kimberley coast. Eight seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. | |
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Southern Rightwhale Dolphin |
Lissadelphis peronii |
| Vagrant off south coast. | |
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Risso's Dolphin |
Grampus griseus |
| Occurs south of Tropic of Capricorn. Five plus seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2008. | |
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Fraser's Dolphin |
Lagendelphis hosei |
| Occurs north of about Geraldton. A group of twenty, and a group of up to 100 seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. Both groups were associated with Spinner Dolphins, and the first group also with Short-flippered Pilot Whales. | |
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Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (photograph) |
Stenella attenuata |
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Occurs north of Augusta. Seen on a few pelagic trips out of Hillarys. Fifty seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. |
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Spinner Dolphin |
Stenella longirostris |
| Occurs north of Augusta. Seen near Ashmore Reef. Five groups of up to 200 seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. Seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2008. | |
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Striped Dolphin (photograph) |
Stenella coeruleoalba |
| Occurs north of Augusta. Seen on a Hillarys pelagic trip. | |
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Common Dolphin (photograph) |
Delphinus delphis |
| Seen on a Hillarys pelagic trip. | |
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Bottlenose Dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
| Seen at Barred Creek near Broome. Seen on Hillarys pelagic trips. Four seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. | |
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Long-beaked Bottlenose Dolphin (photographs) |
Tursiops aduncus |
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Mostly seen inshore. Seen at Shoalwater Bay, Swan River, Hillarys pelagic trips, Monkey Mia. |
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Killer Whale (Orca) |
Orcinus orca |
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Occurs south of the Kimberleys. |
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Long-flippered Pilot Whale |
Globicephala melas |
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Occurs south of Exmouth. |
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Short-flippered Pilot Whale |
Globicephala macrorhynchus |
| Occurs north of Geraldton. Five groups of up to twenty seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. | |
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Melon-headed Whale |
Peponocephala electra |
| Occurs north of Carnarvon. Seen on Ashmore Reef trip. Fifty seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. | |
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Pygmy Killer Whale |
Feresa attenuata |
| Occurs north of Perth. | |
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Pseudorca crassidens |
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| Seen on Hillarys pelagic trip in June 2000. Thirty seen on trip from Broome to Ashmore Reef in October 2006. | |
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Pygmy Sperm Whale |
Kogia breviceps |
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Dwarf Sperm Whale |
Kogia simus |
| Occurs south of Geraldton. | |
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Sperm Whale |
Physeter macrocephalus |
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Humpback Whale (photograph) |
Megaptera novaeangliae |
| Common around north and west WA coast. Seen in Kimberleys, Geraldton to Abrolhos, Hillarys pelagic trips, Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin. | |
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Eubalaena australis |
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| Occurs south of Perth. Seen at Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin, Albany, Epserance. | |
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Pygmy Right Whale |
Caperea marginata |
| Occurs south of Geraldton. | |
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Dwarf Minke Whale |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
| Occurs south of the Kimberleys. Seen on Hillarys pelagic trip. 15+ seen on Hillarys pelagic trip in August 2004. | |
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Antarctic Minke Whale |
Balaenoptera bonaerensis |
| Occurs south of Augusta. | |
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Sei Whale |
Balaenoptera borealis |
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Bryde's Whale |
Balaenoptera edeni |
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Fin Whale |
Balaenoptera physalus |
| One beach washed at south Cottesloe. | |
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Blue Whale |
Balaenoptera musculus |
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Andrew's Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon bowdoini |
| Occurs south of Perth. | |
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Blainville's Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon densirostris |
| Reported between Ashmore Reef and Scott Reef in early November 1999. | |
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Strap-toothed Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon layardi |
| Occurs south of Exmouth. | |
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True's Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon mirus |
| Vagrant south of Geraldton. | |
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Hector's Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon hectori |
| Vagrant south of Perth. One reported at Cheyne Beach in May 2004. | |
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Gray's Beaked Whale |
Mesoplodon grayi |
| Occurs south of Bunbury. Six reported beached in Geographe Bay near Busselton in January 2003. Several reported beached near Mandurah and on Garden Island in April 2004. | |
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Goose-beaked Whale |
Ziphius cavirostris |
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Shepherd's Beaked Whale |
Tasmacetus shepherdi |
| Vagrant south of Cape Naturaliste. | |
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Arnoux's Beaked Whale |
Beradius arnuxii |
| Occurs south of Cape Naturaliste. | |
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Southern Bottlenose Whale |
Hyperoodon planifrons |
| Occurs south of Shark Bay. | |
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Dugong |
Dugong dugon |
| Occurs north of Shark Bay. Reported in Shark Bay, Broome, Monte Bellos. Seen off Monkey Mia in December 2005. | |
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