A family represented today by a single living species, the sperm whale, the largest toothed predator on Earth, famous for the deepest and longest dives of any air-breathing mammal in pursuit of deep-sea squid.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Physeteridae
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