Cetacea Brisson 1762

Families: 11 families with 40 genera and 84 species in 2 suborders:

Suborder MYSTICETI Flower 1864

Family Balaenidae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 4 species)

Family Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 (2 genera with 7 species and 8 subspecies)

Family Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951 (1 genus with 1 species)

Family Neobalaenidae Gray 1873 (1 genus with 1 species)

Suborder ODONTOCETI Flower 1867

Family Delphinidae Gray 1821 (17 genera with 34 species and 16 subspecies)

Family Monodontidae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 2 species)

Family Phocoenidae Gray 1825 (3 genera with 6 species and 8 subspecies)

Family Physeteridae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 3 species)

Family Platanistidae Gray 1846 (1 genus with 2 species)

Family Iniidae Gray 1846 (3 genera with 3 species and 3 subspecies)

Family Ziphiidae Gray 1865 (6 genera with 21 species)

Discussion: The definition of oceanic water masses follows Briggs (1974). Includes as suborders Mysticeti ( Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae, and Neobalaenidae) and Odontoceti ( Delphinidae, Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Iniidae and Ziphiidae).