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Genus
Species
Records
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera
borealis
3
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
2
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius
cavirostris
4
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
3
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera
musculus
1
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
4
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia
breviceps
3
Mammals
Kogiidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
5
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena
glacialis
3
Mammals
Balaenidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
6
Sperm Whale
Physeter
macrocephalus
2
Mammals
Physeteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
7
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops
truncatus
97
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
8
Striped Dolphin
Stenella
coeruleoalba
12
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
9
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus
griseus
8
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
10
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala
melas
5
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
11
Melon-headed Whale
Peponocephala
electra
1
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
12
True's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon
mirus
1
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
13
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera
physalus
14
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
14
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia
simus
1
Mammals
Kogiidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
15
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera
acutorostrata
3
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
16
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus
delphis
8
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
17
Humpback Whale
Megaptera
novaeangliae
20
Mammals
Balaenopteridae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
18
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella
frontalis
3
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
19
Gervais' Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon
europaeus
4
Mammals
Hyperoodontidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
20
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus
acutus
3
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
21
Killer Whale
Orcinus
orca
1
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
22
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala
macrorhynchus
6
Mammals
Delphinidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
23
Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena
phocoena
38
Mammals
Phocoenidae
Cetacea
Mammalia
Animalia
