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Feresa attenuata

Pygmy Killer Whale

As recorded: Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetacea › Delphinidae

Collected by
E T Nitta
Locality
Kihei, across from old Kihei School
Island
Maui
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Feresa attenuataSpecies page ›

Feresa attenuata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-13.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Feresa attenuata. BPBM 177884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93016812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/177884.

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