Appendix 1: List of Cetacean Species in the Wider Caribbean Region and their IUCN Status
| Suborder Mysticeti | IUCN Status | |
| Family BALAENOPTERIDAE: The Rorqual Whales | ||
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale | Endangered |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Fin whale | Vulnerable |
| Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale | Vulnerable |
| Balaenoptera edeni | Bryde’s whale | Insufficiently Known |
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Minke whale | Insufficiently Known |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale | Vulnerable |
Suborder Odontoceti |
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| Family PHYSETERIDAE | ||
| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale | Insufficiently Known |
Family KOGIIDAE |
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Kogia breviceps |
Pygmy sperm whale | Insufficiently Known |
| Kogia simus | Dwarf sperm whale | Insufficiently Known |
Family DELPHINIDAE: The Oceanic Dolphins |
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| Melon-headed whale | Insufficiently Known | |
Feresa attenuata |
Pygmy killer whale | Insufficiently Known |
| False killer whale | Insufficiently Known | |
| Orcinus orca | Killer whale | Insufficiently Known |
| Short-finned pilot whale | Insufficiently Known | |
| Rough-toothed dolphin | Insufficiently Known | |
| Sotalia guianensis | Costero | Insufficiently Known |
| Fraser’s dolphin | Insufficiently Known | |
Delphinus delphis |
Short-beaked Common dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
Delphinus capensis |
Long-beaked Common dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
| Tursiops truncatus | Bottlenose dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
| Pantropical spotted dolphin | Insufficiently Known | |
| Atlantic spotted dolphin | Insufficiently Known | |
| Striped dolphin | Insufficiently Known | |
Stenella longirostris |
Spinner dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
Stenella clymene |
Clymene dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
| Grampus griseus | Risso’s dolphin | Insufficiently Known |
Family ZIPHIIDAE: The Beaked Whales |
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| Cuvier’s beaked whale | Insufficiently Known | |
Mesoplodon densirostris |
Blainville’s beaked whale | Insufficiently Known |
| Gervais’ beaked whale | Insufficiently Known | |