1. Marine Mammals of Hawai‘i

2. Balaenopteridae Rare Common Common Balaenoptera physalus - Fin
Megaptera novangeline – Humpback

3. Family Ziphiidae Rare Uncommon
Ziphius cavirostris – Cuvier’s beaked whale
5-6m
Mesoplodon densirostris – Blainville’s
Uncommon
4.5-6m

4. Family Physeteridae
Physeter macrocephalus – Sperm whale
19m
Uncommon

5. Family Kogiidae Uncommon Common Kogia breviceps – Pygmy sperm whale
Kogia sima – Dwarf sperm whale
Uncommon m
Common m

6. Genus Steno
Steno bredanensis – Rough-toothed
Uncommon
2.5m

7. Genus Tursiops Uncommon Tursiops truncatus – common bottlenose

8. Genus Stenella Common Uncommon
Stenella attenuatta – Pan-tropical spotted
Common
2.5m
Stenella coeruleoalba – Striped
Uncommon
2.5m

9. Genus Stenella Common Common Common Common Common
Stenella longirostris (longirostris) – Spinner
Common
Common
Common m
Common
Common

10. Genus Grampus
Grampus griseus – Risso’s
Uncommon 3m

11. Genus Peponocephala Uncommon
Peponocephala electra – Melon-headed whale
Uncommon 3m

12. Genus Feresa
Feresa attenuata – Pygmy killer whale
Uncommon 3m

13. Genus Pseudorca
Pseudorca crassidens – False killer whale
Common
5-6m

14. Genus Globicephala Common
Globicephala macrorhnchus – Short-finned pilot whale
Common
5-6m

15. Genus Orcinus
Orcinus orca – Killer whale
Rare
5-8m

16. Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier’s beaked whale
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville’s beaked whale

17. Kogia breviceps
Pygmy sperm whale
Kogia simus
Dwarf sperm whale

18. Peponocephala electra
Feresa attenuata
Pygmy killer whale
Peponocephala electra
Melon-headed whale