[photo] how many species of whales are there in the world? A complete collection of whale species is attached

If we want to see whales in our daily life, we can only go to the aquarium, but there are not many kinds of whales, such as beluga whales, blue whales, gray whales and so on. So how many species of whales are there in the world? The complete list of whale species for you is as follows:

I. toothed cetaceans

The main morphological features of toothed whales are moustache, no teeth and two nostrils.

1. Orcas

Orcas live mainly in polar and temperate waters. It is mainly distributed in the sea areas of Japan and Iceland all over the world, and there seems to be no obvious restriction on water temperature, depth and other factors. Like to eat seals, walruses, sharks, salmon and so on.

2. Beluga whale

It is mainly distributed along the coasts of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Likes to eat cucumber, flounder, dudgeon, salmon and cod, as well as invertebrates such as crabs, shrimp, clams, worms, octopus, squid and other marine benthos.

3. Narwhal

Mainly distributed in Canada, Greenland, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayan Island. Roaming (sea) Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States. I mainly like to eat fish.

4. Blue whale

Blue whales are found in the oceans of the northern and southern hemispheres from the South Pole to the North Pole, while tropical waters are rare. The countries distributed are Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, C ô te d'Ivoire, Djibouti and so on. Like to eat squid and krill.

5. Grey whale

Mainly distributed in Canada, Mexico, Russia, the United States, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and other places. Mainly like to eat crustaceans, herring eggs, swimming fish, sea urchins, starfish, conch, hermit crab, shrimp, sea cucumber and seaweed and so on.

6. Humpback whale

Mainly distributed in American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Antarctica, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada and so on. China is distributed in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea, less in the north of the Yellow Sea and more in the southern part of Taiwan. Mainly like to eat krill, squid, hairy squid, jade muscle fish and other small fish and so on.

7. Bottlenose dolphins

Distributed in temperate and tropical oceans such as Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Red Sea. China is mainly distributed in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, Hong Kong and the Taiwan Strait. Mainly like to eat belt fish, Spanish mackerel, mullet, sardines and so on.

8. Fin whale

Mainly distributed in the Antarctic sea area. Mainly like to eat krill, bran shrimp, copepod and other small crustaceans, herring, saury, belt fish and so on.

II. Toothed cetaceans

Toothed whales are toothed cetaceans that spray water. The specific species are as follows:

1. Sperm whale

Sperm whales are widely distributed in ice-free waters around the world and can be found from the equator to the ice-free waters at the poles. Mainly like to eat squid, octopus, fish, squid, octopus, shrimp, crabs, crustaceans and fish.

2. Pseudo orca

It is distributed in the temperate and tropical waters of the world except the Arctic Ocean, and in China, it is mainly distributed in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea and Taiwan Sea. Mainly like to eat mackerel, bamboo pod fish, skipjack, sea bass, grouper, juvenile sharks and so on.

3. Pilot whale

It is mainly distributed in tropical and temperate waters such as Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. China is only found in the East China Sea and the waters near Taiwan Province. Mainly like to eat squid, fish and so on.

4. Sword beaked whale

Sword beaked whales are widely distributed in Changhua, Lugang, Hengchun, Suao and so on in Taiwan. Mainly like to eat squid and benthic fish.

5. Dwarf orca

Dwarf orcas, also known as baby orcas, are widely distributed and can be found in almost any tropical or subtropical deep water. Mainly like to eat fish.

6. Berger's middle beaked whale

Distributed in all the oceans of the world, it is perhaps the most widely distributed of the genus beaked whale. I mainly like to eat small fish and shrimp.

III. Dolphins

Porpoises, small-headed porpoises, finless porpoises, Amazon dolphins, Ganges beaked dolphins, striped dolphins, long-beaked dolphins, spotted dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, porpoises, ridged dolphins, black-and-white dolphins, beaked dolphins, spotted dolphins, black-beaked dolphins, beaked dolphins, white-beaked dolphins, real dolphins, long-beaked dolphins, short-beaked dolphins, Indian Ocean longbeaked dolphins, bonobos, round-headed whales, Rounded whales, short-finned round whales, black round-headed whales (long-legged pilot whales), gray dolphins, gray dolphins, Tan-beaked dolphins, Fok's dolphins, bottle-beaked dolphins, white-waisted spotted dolphins, white-beaked dolphins, black-eyed dolphins (southern spotted dolphins), cruciform dolphins, twill dolphins, black dolphins, ridged dolphins, north ridged dolphins, southern ridged dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, orcas, melon dolphins, Guatou dolphin, pseudo killer whale, pseudo killer whale, dwarf dolphin, white sea, Amazon white dolphin, white dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, gray dolphin, West African white dolphin, original dolphin, white spot original dolphin, fine spot original dolphin, striped original dolphin, spotted original dolphin, sharp-billed dolphin, rough-toothed pointed-billed dolphin (rough-toothed dolphin), oriental bottlenose dolphin, short-legged pilot whale, long-legged pilot whale G, etc.

The above is a collection of whale species all over the world. If there are any missing whales, you can leave a message on Tuliu.com. I hope I can help you.