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Six species in the family Delphinidae are commonly called "whales", but genetically are dolphins. They are sometimes called blackfish.

  • Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephala electra
  • Killer Whale (Orca), Orcinus orca
  • Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata

    Wolphin Kawili'Kai at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii.

  • False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens
  • Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas
  • Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
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