109. Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

(IUCN Red List: VU)

Subspecies: Monotypic species.

Status: Occasional; a single specimen was found stranded dead along the coast of Tartous in 2005 (Gonzalvo & Bearzi 2008; Ibrahim 2008; Ibrahim 2011a) (Fig. 119).