Cetaceans Sighted in the Babuyan Islands
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Adult 11.5-15m (37 3/4-49 1/4 ft)
Short-finned
Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Adult 3.6-6.5m
(12-21 1/2 ft)
Melon-headed Whale
Peponocephala electra
Adult 2.1-2.7m (7-9 ft)
Fraser's
Dolphin
Lagenodelphis hosei
Adult 2-2.6m (6
1/2-8 1/2 ft)
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Adult 1.9-3.9m (6 1/4-12 3/4ft)
Long-snouted
Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Adult 1.3-2.1m (4
1/4-7 ft)
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Stenella attenuata
Adult 1.7-2.4m (5 3/4-8 ft)
Rough-toothed
Dolphin
Steno bredanensis
Adult 2.1-2.6m (7-8
1/2 ft)