Revised 11/01/2005 FALSE KILLER WHALE (Pseudorca crassidens): Hawaiian

False killer whales are found worldwide mainly in tropical and warm-temperate waters (Stacey et al. 1994). In the North Pacific, this species is well known from southern Japan, Hawaii, and the eastern tropical Pacific. Most knowledge about this species comes from outside Hawaiian waters (Stacey et a...

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Summary:False killer whales are found worldwide mainly in tropical and warm-temperate waters (Stacey et al. 1994). In the North Pacific, this species is well known from southern Japan, Hawaii, and the eastern tropical Pacific. Most knowledge about this species comes from outside Hawaiian waters (Stacey et al. 1994). There are six stranding records from