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 Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1574757, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Physeteridae
Wikidata Q21446362, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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