Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orca, killer whale

Conservation Status:

• Listed in Annex 2 of the International Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES);
• Listed in Annex C1 (strictly protected) of Regulation 3626/82 of the European Union;
• Protected by the US Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA);
• Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a species of which "insufficient information" is available.
  
  
  

Distribution in Peru:

Unknown (Observations south of and in the Bay of Paracas)

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