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Scientific and common names of the cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea

Scientific Name Italian English French  
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Balenottera comune  Fin whale Rorqual commun  
Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758) Delfino comune (Short-beaked) common dolphin Dauphin commun  
Globicephala melas (=melaena) (Traill, 1809) Globicefalo Long-finned pilot whale Globicéphale noir  
Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812) Grampo Risso's dolphin Grampo, Dauphin de Risso  
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) Orca Killer whale Orque, Epaulard  
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Focena Harbour porpoise Marsouin commun  
Physeter macrocephalus (=catodon) (Linnaeus, 1758) Capodoglio Sperm whale Cachalot, Cachalot macrocéphale  
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) Pseudorca False killer whale Pseudorque, Faux orque  
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) Stenella striata Striped dolphin Dauphin bleu et blanc, Stenelle  
Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828) Steno Rough-toothed dolphin Sténo, Dauphin à bec étroit  
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) Tursiope Bottlenose dolphin Grand dauphin, Souffleur  
Ziphius cavirostris (G.Cuvier, 1823) Zifio Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius, Baleine à bec de Cuvier  
 
Scientific names according to CNR, 1983  






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