Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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- English
- Sperm Whale; Spermacet whale; Trumpo
- Portuguese
- Cachalote; Espermacete (arch.)
- Norwegian
- Spermhval (bm); Spermkval (nn); Kaskelott; Spermasetthval (bm); Spermasettkval (nn)
- Dutch
- Potvis; Potvisch (arch.); Potswal (arch.)
- German
- Pottwal [1]
- French
- Cachalot [2]; Cachalot à dents en faucille; Cachalot à dents pointues; Cachalot macrocéphale
- Spanish
- Ballena esperma; Cachalote
- Italian
- Capodoglio; Fisetere
- Greek
- Φυσητήρας; Σπερμοφάλαινα
- Creole
References
- IUCN: Physeter macrocephalus
- OBIS: Physeter macrocephalus
- Vieira, N., P. Hayes & A. Matthews (2019). Facing Changes, Changing Targets: Sperm Whale Hunting in Late Eighteenth-Century Brazil. Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia (Autumn 2019), n. 44, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/facing-changes-changing-targets-sperm-whale-hunting-late-eighteenth-century-brazil
