WoRMS taxon details
Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)
159025 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159025)
accepted
Species
Callignathus simus Gill, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Kogia simus (Owen, 1866) · unaccepted (Justified emendation of spelling...)
Justified emendation of spelling to "sima" retains the authorship and date of the original name (IZCM 19.2).
Physeter (Euphyseter) simus Owen, 1866 · alternative representation
Physeter simus Owen, 1866 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Physeter (Euphyseter) simus Owen, 1866) Owen,[R.]. (1866). On some Indian Cetacea collected by Walter Elliot, Esq. Transactions of the Zoological Society, London 6(1);30, pl. 10--14. [details]
Note Waltair, India
From editor or global species database
Type locality Waltair, India [details]
Distribution Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans.
Distribution Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Kogia sima (Owen, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159025 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Physeter (Euphyseter) simus Owen, 1866) Owen,[R.]. (1866). On some Indian Cetacea collected by Walter Elliot, Esq. Transactions of the Zoological Society, London 6(1);30, pl. 10--14. [details]
basis of record Culik, B. (2000). Convention on Migratory Species: Whales and Dolphins. , available online at http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/reports/small_cetaceans/data/K_sima/K_sima.htm [details]
basis of record Culik, B. (2000). Convention on Migratory Species: Whales and Dolphins. , available online at http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/reports/small_cetaceans/data/K_sima/K_sima.htm [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. <em>Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones.</em> 160 pp. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Maio, N.; Pollaro, F.; Gasparro, A.; Petraccioli, A.; Mezzasalma, M.; Guariglia, M.; Galiero, G.; Di Nocera, F.; Iaccarino, D.; Santoro, M.; Insacco, G.; Guarino, F. M. (2017). New record of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) from the Mediterranean Sea (Cetacea Kogiidae). <em>Biodiversity Journal.</em> 8(4): 947-950. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. <em>Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones.</em> 160 pp. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Maio, N.; Pollaro, F.; Gasparro, A.; Petraccioli, A.; Mezzasalma, M.; Guariglia, M.; Galiero, G.; Di Nocera, F.; Iaccarino, D.; Santoro, M.; Insacco, G.; Guarino, F. M. (2017). New record of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) from the Mediterranean Sea (Cetacea Kogiidae). <em>Biodiversity Journal.</em> 8(4): 947-950. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. [details]Holotype Skull in British Museum (Natural History), no. 1474c-73.6.25.2, presented by Sir Walter Elliot. [details]
Type locality Waltair, India [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | dwergpotvis | [details] |
| English | snub-nosed cachalotdwarf sperm whalecachalote anão | [details] |
| French | cachalot nain | [details] |
| German | Kleinstpottwalkleiner Zwergpottwalkleiner Pottwal [from synonym] | [details] |
| Indonesian | paus lodan kecil | [details] |
| Italian | cogia di Owen [from synonym]cogia [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | オガワコマッコウogawa komakko kujira | [details] |
| Korean | soe-hyang-gorae | [details] |
| Lithuanian | mažasis nykštukinis kašalotas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Νάνος φυσητήρας | [details] |
| Polish | kogia płaskonosa | [details] |
| Portuguese | cachalote anao | [details] |
| Russian | малый карликовый кашалоткашалот малютка [from synonym]malyi karlikovyi kashalot | [details] |
| Slovenian | pritlikavi glavač [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | cachalote enano | [details] |
| Telugu | wonga | [details] |
| Thai | plawan hua thui khrae | [details] |
| Turkish | cüce sperm balinası [from synonym]cüce ispermecet balinası | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Малий карликовий кашалотКашалот малий карликовий | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Physeter simus Owen, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Callignathus simus Gill, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kogia sima)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins) (from synonym Physeter simus Owen, 1866)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins) (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 504132 Kogia sima Radiograph 001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 504221 Kogia sima Radiograph 001)
To PESI (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Physeter simus Owen, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Callignathus simus Gill, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kogia sima)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins) (from synonym Physeter simus Owen, 1866)
To GenBank (430 nucleotides; 359 proteins) (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 504132 Kogia sima Radiograph 001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 504221 Kogia sima Radiograph 001)
To PESI (from synonym Kogia simus (Owen, 1866))
To PESI
To ITIS
