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dolphins, porpoises, and whales

Cetacea

KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom
- ClassMammaliamammals
  - OrderCetaceadolphins, porpoises, and whales
    - SuborderMysticetibaleen whales
      - FamilyBalaenopteridaerorquals
        SpeciesBalaenoptera edeniBryde's whale
        Balaenoptera edeni: information (1)
    - SuborderOdontocetitoothed whales
      - FamilyDelphinidaedolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives
        SpeciesLissodelphis borealisnorthern right whale dolphin
        Lissodelphis borealis: information (1)

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