Madeira Sea Life   

The following sea mammals, with exception of the Monk Seal, are migratory species that do not inhabit the archipelago sea permanently.

Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) - Monk Seal, Phoque-Moine, Lobo-marinho, Foca-monge.

Balaena glacialis (Müller, 1776) or Eubalaena glacialis - Black Right Whale, Northern right whale, Baleine de Biscaye, Baleia-franca.

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Lacepede, 1804) - Minke Whale, Petit Rorqual, Baleia-anã.

Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson, 1828) - Sei Whale, Rorqual de Rudolphi, Baleia-boreal.

Balaenoptera edeni (Anderson, 1878) - Bryde's whale, Rorqual de Bryde, Baleia-de-Bryde.

Balaenoptera musculus (Linne, 1758) - Blue Whale, Rorqual Bleu, Baleia-azul.

Balaenoptera physalus (Linne, 1758) - Fin Whale, Rorqual Commun, Baleia-comum.

Delphinus delphis (Linne, 1758) - Common Dolphin, Dauphin Commun, Golfinho-comum.

Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812) - Risso's Dolphin, Dauphin de Risso, Grampo.

Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) - Humpback Whale, Jubarte, Baleia-de-bossa.

Mesoplodon densirostris (De Blainville, 1817) - Dense-beaked Whale, Baleine Becune, Zífio, Baleia-de-bico-de-Blainville.

Orcinus orca (Linne, 1758) - Killer Whale, Orque, Orca ou Baleia-assassina, Roaz-de-bandeira.

Phocoena phocoena (Linne, 1758) - Harbour Popoise, Marsouin, Boto, Marsopa, Toninha.

Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) - False Killer Whale, Faux-orque, Falsa-orca.

Physeter macrocephalus (Linne, 1758) - Sperm Whale, Cachalot, Cachalote.

Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) - Striped Dolphin, Dauphin Bleu et Blanc, Golfinho-riscado.

Stenella frontalis (Cope, 1866) - Bridled Dolphin, Dauphin Bride, Golfinho-pintado.

Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828) - Rough-toothed Dolphin, Dauphin a Bec Etroit, Caldeirão.

Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) - Bottlenosed Dolphin, Grand Dauphin, Roaz-corvineiro ou Golfinho Nariz-de-garrafa.

Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier, 1823) - Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Baleine Becune de Cuvier, Bico-de-pato, Zífio, Baleia-de-bico-de-Cuvier.

Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804) - Sowerby's Beaked Whales, Mesoplodon de Sowerby, Baleia-de-bico de Sowerby.

The next species are in danger: Monachus monachus, Balaenoptera physalus, Eubalaena glacialis, Physeter macrocephalus, Phocoena phocoena and Megaptera novaeangliae.