Blainville’s beaked whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Tohora
Species
Plants and animals of Tetiaroa and French Polynesia.
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Cuvier’s beaked whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Tohora
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Tohora
Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electra
'Otia
Orca
Orcinus orca
'Oti'a
Risso’s dolphin
Grampus griseus
Rough-toothed dolphin
Steno bredanensis
'Ōu'a ; kōuka
Short-finned pilot whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostris
'Ōu'a
The guide includes species from Tetiaroa and elsewhere in French Polynesia. Local occurrence is noted where documented.
Marine mammals
Humpback whales visit the waters outside Tetiaroa's reef. Dolphins and beaked whales have their own routes through the region. Explore what is known about their lives in Polynesian waters.
