The Digital Academic Repository of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) · 1997 · 47 citations · 0 references
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Natural SciencesMarine BiologyZoologyIchthyologyMarine EcologyMarine MammalogyAnimal IdentificationCetacean BiologyMarine Mammal ConservationMarine Mammal DistributionMarine Mammal SystematicsCetacean EcologyCetacean MorphologyCetacean TaxonomyChecklist Compilation
Records of 29 species of cetaceans from the Indonesian Archipelago have been gleaned from published and unpublished sources, representing five families: Phocoenidae (1 species), Delphinidae (16), Ziphiidae (3), Physeteridae (3), and Balaenopteridae (6). The presence of 26 species could be confirmed by material in museum collections, photographs or documentation by specialists. The occurrence of three species is still unconfirmed.