Physeter macrocephalus - #1847
Sperm Whale
Side view of skull and lower jaw. Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly as Physeter catodon.
Geographic Distribution
Worldwide: antarctic and cold-temperate waters (northern hemisphere) to tropical waters.
Order/Family
Physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Specific Epithet
macrocephalus
Image Location
USA, HA, Honolulu Co., Bishop Museum
Image Date
July 7, 1989
Photographer
DG Huckaby