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  1. Walrus (Eng) Morsa (cat) Morsa (esp) Morsa (pt) Morse (fr) Walross (de) Tricheco (it) etym: Odontes=tooth, baino= walk (Gr) - rosmarus= ros maris: pink coloration when cooled (lat) Odobenus rosmarus
  2. Harp Seal (Eng) Foca de Groenlandia o Grenlandia (cat) Foca pia, arpa o de Groenlandia (esp) Foca-da-Gronelândia (pt) Harp Seal (Eng) Phoque du Groenland (fr) Sattelrobbe (de) Foca della Groenlandia (it) etim: Phoca=Seal (Gr y lat) Pagophilus groenlandicus
  3. Ringed seal (Eng) Foca ocel.lada o marbrada (cat) Foca-anelada (pt) Phoque annele (fr) Ringelrobbe (de) Foca dagli anelli (it) Netsik o Nattiq (innuit) etim: hispida= bearded or bristly (lat) Pusa hispida
  4. Common seal (Eng) Foca comuna (cat) Foca moteada (Esp) Foca-comum / Foca-do-porto (pt) Phoque commune o veau-marin (fr) Seehund (de) Foca comune (it) etim: Vitulina= of a calf, vitulus= calf (lat) Phoca vitulina
  5. Grey seal (eng) Foca grisa (cat) Foca gris (esp) Foca-cinzenta (pt) Phoque gris (fr) Kegelrobbe (de) Alichero, Foca grigia (it) etim: Halios=sea, Khoiros= piglet (gr) g rypus= aquiline nose (lat) lichoerus grypus
  6. Bearded seal (eng) Foca barbuda (cat) Foca barbuda (esp) Foca-barbuda (pt) Phoque barbu (fr) Bartrobbe (de) Foca barbata (it) etim: Eri=a lot (gr) gnathos= jaw (gr), barbatus=bearded (lat) Erignathus barbatus
  7. Mediterranean monk seal (Eng) Foca monjo del Mediterrani / Vell mari (cat) Foca monje del mediterraneo (esp) Foca-monge-do-mediterraneo (pt) Phoque moine de Mediterranee (Fr) Mittelmeer Monchsrobbe (de) Foca monaca (it) etim: Monachus=monk (lat) Monachus monachus
  8. Hooded seal / Bladdernoser seal (Eng) Foca de cresta (cat) Foca de casco (Esp) Phoque a capuchon (Fr) Klappmutze (de) Foca dalla cresta (it)etim: Cristata=crested (lat) Cystophora cristata
  9. Rough-toothed dolphin (eng) Dofi rostrat, dofi de bec llarg (cat) Delfin de hocico estrecho o dientes rugosos (esp) Golfinho de bico comprido/Caldeirao (pt/açores) Steno, Dauphin a rostre etroit (fr) Rauzahndelfin (de) Delfino dai denti rugosi (it) etim: stenos=narrow (gr), bredanensis=by Breda (artist who painted the first specimen)Steno bredanensis
  10. Striped dolphin (eng) Dofi ratllat (cat) Delfin listado (esp) Golfinho-riscado/Toninha-riscada (pt/açores) Dauphin bleu et blanc (fr) Blau-Weiße Delfin / Streifendelfin (de) Stenella striata, delfino striato (it) etim: Stenos=narrow (gr) coeruleus=blue, , albus=white (lat) Stenella coeruleoalba
  11. Atlantic spotted dolphin, bridled dolphin (eng) Dofi tacat de l'Atlantic (cat) Delfin moteado, pintado o manchado del Atlantico (esp) Golfinho-pintado/Toninha-pintada/Pintadinha (pt/açores) Dauphin tachete de l'Atlantique (fr) Zugeldelfin, Atlantischer Fleckendelfin (de) Stenella maculata atlantica (it) etim: xStenella frontalis
  12. Common dolphin (Eng) Dofí comú de musell curt (cat) Delfin comun, delfin comun oceanico, delfin de aletas cortas (esp) Golfinho-comum/Toninha-mansa (pt) Dauphin commun, Dc a bec court, Dc a bec long (fr) Gemeiner Delfin (de) Delfino comune (it) etim: Delphis=dolphin (gr), Delphinus=dolphin (lat) Delphinus delphis / subesp. delphis/capensis
  13. Common bottlenose dolphin (Eng) Dofi mular,Gran dofi,corçana,roassa,galfi,golfi (cat) Delfin mular, delfin nariz de botella o delfin de hocico de botella (Esp) Roaz-corvineiro/Toninha-brava (pt/açores) Grand dauphin commun (fr) Große Tümmler (de) Tursiope, delfino dal naso a bottiglia (it) etim:Tursio=porpoise (lat), ops,opos=face (gr) truncatus= truncated, in reference to the shape of the nose(lat) Tursiops truncatus
  14. White-beaked dolphin (Eng) Dofi de musell blanc (cat) Delfín de hocico blanco (esp) Lagénorhynque à bec blanc, Lagénorhynque à rostre blanc, Dauphin a nez blanc (fr) Weißschnauzendelfin (de) Lagenorinco rostrobianco (it) etim:Lagenos=bottle, Rhynchos=snout (gr) Albus=white, Rostrum=face (lat)Lagenorhynchus albirostris
  15. Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Eng) (cat) Delfin de flancos blancos del Atlantico, delfin del Atlantico (Esp) Golfinho-de-laterais-brancas-do-atlântico (pt) Dauphin a flancs blancs (fr) Weißseitendelfin (de) Lagenorinco acuto (it) etim: Acutus=sharp (lat) Lagenorhynchus acutus
  16. False killer whale (Eng) Orca falsa (cat) Falsa orca / Orca negra / Orca bastarda (esp) Falsa-orca / Orca-bastarda /Negro (pt/açores) Fausse orque (fr) Kleiner Schwertwal (de) Pseudorca (it) etim: Crassus=thick, dens=teeth (lat), pseudos=fake (gr)Pseudorca crassidens
  17. Orca / killer whale (Eng) Orca (cat) Orca (esp) Orca/Quilha/Quelha (pt/açores) Orque / Epaulard (fr) Große Schwertwal / Orca / Killerwal / Mörderwal / Butzkopf (de) Orca (it) Etim: Orca (lat) from Oryx, orygos=beak (gr) Orcinus orca
  18. Risso's dolphin (Eng) Cap d'olla gris / Dofi de Risso (cat) Calderon gris / delfin gris / delfin de Risso (esp) Golfinho-de-risso / Golfinho-grampo / Moleiro (pt) Dauphin de Risso (fr) Rundkopfdelfin (de) Grampo / Delfino di Risso (it) etim: Griseus=grey (lat) Grampus griseus
  19. Long-finned pilot whale (Eng) Cap d'olla negre d'aleta llarga o vaca (cat) Calderon comun / ballena piloto de aleta larga (esp) Baleia-piloto-de-aleta-longa (pt) Globicephale commun / Globicephale noir (fr) Grindwal / Pilotwal (de) Globicephalo (it) etim: Globus=sphere (lat), Cephalus=head (gr) , melas=black (gr) Globicephalus melas
  20. Short-finned pilot whale (eng) Cap d'olla negre d'aleta curta (cat) Calderon tropical / ballena piloto de aleta corta (esp) Peixe-boi/Bleque-sequine / Globicefalo / Baleia-piloto-de-aleta-curta / Baleia-piloto-de-peitorais-curtas / Baleia-piloto-tropical (pt) Globicephale tropical / Globicephale du Pacifique / Globicephale de Siebold (Fr) Kurzflossen-Grindwal / Indische Grindwal (de) Globicefalo di Gray (it) Globicephala macrorhynchus
  21. Harbour porpoise (eng) Marsopa comuna (cat) Marsopa comun (esp) Toninha-comum (pt) Marsouin commun (fr) Gewöhnlicher Schweinswal (de) Focena comune chiamata / Marsovino o marsuino (it) etim: Phocoena=porpoise (gr) de phoke=seal (gr) Phocoena phocoena
  22. Beluga whale (eng) Beluga, balena blanca o marsuí (cat) Beluga (esp) Baleia-branca, beluga ou beluca (pt) Beluga / belouga / Baleine blanche / Dauphin blanc / Marsouin blanc (fr) Weißwal / Beluga (de) Beluga (it) etim: белуха= beluga, de белый= bely= white (rus) / Dephis=dolphin, a=without, pteron=dorsal fin, leucos=white (gr) Delphinapterus leucas
  23. Narwhal (eng) Narval (cat) Narval (esp) Narval / Unicornio-do-mar (pt) Narval / Licorne des mars (fr) Narwal (de) Narvalo (it) etim: monos=one, odos=tooth, keras=horn (gr) Monodon monoceros
  24. Dwarf sperm whale (eng) Catxalot nan (cat) Cachalote enano (esp) Cachalote-anão (pt) Cachalot nain (fr) Kleiner Pottwal / Kleinstpottwal (de) Cogia di Owen (it) etim:Simus, sima= pointed nose (lat y gr) Kogia sima
  25. Sperm whale / Cachalot (eng) Catxalot / Capgrós (cat) Cachalote comun (esp) Cachalote/Cacharréu/Baleia (pt/açores) Cachalot nain (fr) Pottwal (de) Capodoglio (it) etim: Physeter=blower (lat, gr); macro=big (gr) cephalus=head (gr) Physeter macrocephalus
  26. Gervais's beaked whale / Antillean beaked whale / Gulf Stream beaked whale / European beaked whale (eng) Zifid de Gervais (cat) Zifio de Gervais / Europeo (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-gervais/Baleia de bico de Gervais/Bico-de-garrafa (pt/açores) Gervais's beaked whale / Antillean beaked whale / Gulf Stream beaked whale / European beaked whale (eng) Baleine à bec de Gervais (fr) Gervais-Zweizahnwal / Europäischer Schnabelwal (de) Mesoplodonte di Gervais (it) etim: Mesos=medium, hoplon=weapon, odontos=tooth (gr) Mesoplodon europaeus
  27. Blainville's beaked whale / Dense-beaked whale (eng) Zifid de Blainville / Balena de bec de Blainville (cat) Zifio de Blainville / Ballena de pico de Blainville (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-blainville (pt) Baleine à bec de Blainville (fr) Blainville-Schnabelwal / Blainville-Zweizahnwal (de) Mesoplodonte di De Blainville (it) etim: Cris=crested (lat) Mesoplodon densirostris
  28. True's beaked whale (eng) Zifid de True (cat) Zifio de true (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-true (pt) Baleine à bec de True (fr) True-Wal / True-Zweizahnwal (de) Mesoplodonte di True (it) etim: Mirus=marvelous (lat) Mesoplodon mirus
  29. Sowerby's beaked whale / North Atlantic or North Sea beaked whale (eng) Zífid de Sowerby (cat) Zifio de Sowerby o del Atlántico norte (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-sowerby/Baleia de bico de Sowerby/Bico-de-garrafa (pt/açores) Baleine de Sowerby (fr) Mésoplodon de Sowerby (fr) Sowerby-Zweizahnwal / Nordsee-Schnabelwal oder Flosser (de) Mesoplodonte di Sowerby (it) etim: Bidens=with 2 teeth (lat) Mesoplodon bidens
  30. Gray's beaked whale / Haast's beaked whale / scamperdown whale / Southern beaked whale (eng) Zifid de Gray(cat) Zifio de Gray / Delfín picudo de Gray (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-gray (pt) Baleine à bec de Gray (fr) Camperdown-Wal / Gray-Zweizahnwal (de) Mesoplodon grayi (it) etim: x Mesoplodon grayi
  31. Cuvier's beaked whale / Goose-beaked whale / Ziphius (eng) Zífid / Zifi comú / Zifi de Cuvier / Balena amb bec de Cuvier / Balena de Cuvier (cat) Zifio o ballenato de Cuvier (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-cuvier/Zifio/Bico-de-garrafa (pt/açores) Baleine de Cuvier ou baleine à bec de Cuvier / Ziphius de Cuvier / Baleine à bec d'oie (fr) Cuvier-Schnabelwal (de) Ziphius cavirostris (it) etim: x Ziphius cavirostris
  32. Northern bottlenose whale (eng) Zifid cap d'olla boreal / Cap d'olla boreal / Cap d'olla gran / Balena becuda boreal[ (cat) Zifio calderón boreal / Ballena de pico boreal (esp) Baleia-bicuda-de-cabeça-plana-do-norte / Botinhoso-do-norte / Baleia-de-bico-de-garrafa / Grampa (pt/açores) Hypéroodon boréal / Hypéroodon arctique / Baleine à bec commune (fr) Nördliche Entenwal / Dögling (de) Iperodonte boreale (it) etim: Hyperon=Muddler (gr); odontos=tooth (gr) ampolla=bottle (gr) Hyperoodon ampullatus
  33. Blue whale (eng) Rorqual blau / Balena blava (cat) Ballena azul / Rorcual azul (esp) Baleia-azul/Finbeque (pt/açores) Baleine bleue / Rorqual bleu (fr) Blauwal (de) Balenottera azzurra (it) etim: Phallaena/ballein= Water thrower/ fountain (gr) Musculus=muscular (lat); pteron=fin (gr) Balaenoptera musculus
  34. Fin whale / Finback whale / Common rorqual (eng) Rorqual comu (cat) Rorcual comun / Ballena de aleta (esp) Baleia-comum / Baleia-fin / Rorqual-comum/Finbeque (pt/açores) Rorqual commun (fr) Finnwal (de) balenottera comune (it) etim: Physis=sea (gr); alos=sea (gr)

    Balaenoptera physalus

  35. Sei whale (eng) Rorqual boreal / Rorqual del nord / Balena del nord / Rorqual de Rudolphi / Rorqual de Rudol (cat) Rorcual norteño, rorcual boreal, rorcual de Rudolphi, rorcual sei, ballena boba (esp) Baleia-boreal/Baleia-sardinheira/Finbeque (pt/açores) Baleinoptère de Rudolphi/ Rorqual boreal/Rorqual de Rudolphi/Rorqual sei (fr) Seiwal (de) Balenottera boreale (it) etym: borealis=boreal(lat) Balaenoptera borealis
  36. Common minke whale / Northern minke whale (eng) Rorqual d'aleta blanc (cat) Rorcual aliblanco / Ballena minke comun / Ballena enana (esp) Baleia-ana/Rorqual-anao/Baleote/Baleia-de-minke/Finbeque (pt/açores) Baleine de Minke / Petit rorqual (fr) Zwergwal / Minkwal / Minkewal / Nördlicher Zwergwal (de) Balenottera minore / Balenottera rostrata (it) etim: Acutus=sharp (llat); rostrus=face,snout (lat) Balaenoptera acutorostrata
  37. Humpback whale (eng) Iubarta / Xibarta / Jubarta / Balena amb gep / Balena geperuda / Rorqual geperut (cat) Ballena jorobada / Ballena yubarta (esp) Jubarte ou baleia-jubarte / Baleia-corcunda / Baleia-cantora / Baleia-corcova / Baleia-de-corcova / Baleia-de-bossas / Baleia-preta / Baleia-xibarte/Ampebeque (pt/açores) Baleine à bosse / Mégaptère / Jubarte ou, au Québec: Rorqual à bosse (fr) Buckelwal (de) megattera (it) etim: Mega=big (gr); pteron=fin (gr) Megaptera novaeangliae
  38. North Atlantic right whale (eng) Balena franca comuna (cat) Ballena franca glacial / Ballena de los vascos (esp) Baleia-franca-do-atlântico-norte/Baleia-basca/Baliea-raituel (pt/açores) Baleine franche de l'Atlantique nord / Baleine noire de l'Atlantique nord / Baleine de Biscaye (fr) Atlantischer Nordkaper (de) Balena franca nordatlantica (it) etim: x Eubalaena glacialis
  39. Bowhead whale (eng) Balena de Groenlandia / Balena franca àrtica (cat) Ballena de Groenlandia / Ballena boreal / Ballena cabeza de arco (esp) Baleias-da-Groenlândia / Baleia franca do Ártico / Baleias francas da Groenlândia / Grande Polar (pt) Baleine boreale / Baleine du Groenland (fr) Grönlandwal (de) Balena della Groenlandia / Balena franca della Groenlandia / Balena artica (it) etim: Mystax= whiskers (gr) Balaena mysticetus
  40. Pygmy sperm whale Catxalot pigmeu (cat) Cachalote enano (esp) Cachalote pigmeu (pt) Cachalot pygmée / Petit Cachalot (fr) Zwergpottwal (de) Cogia di Blainville (it) etim:x (gr) Kogia breviceps