Here you will find a complete list of the species seen in the Canary Islands. Of these, perhaps 7 are more common here off La Gomera. These are listed separately for the more common species.
Order Odontoceti
Family Delphinidae
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, winter and spring
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis, resident
Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris, rare
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, winter and spring
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis, resident
Borneodolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei, rare
Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, resident
Risso´s dolphin, Grampus griseus, resident
Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, resident
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas, rare
Killer whale, Orcinus orca, transiting
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens, transiting
Family Ziphiidae
Blainville’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris, resident
Gervais beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus, resident
True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, rare
Cuviers beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, resident
Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, rare
Family Physeteridae
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, resident
Family Kogiidae
Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, resident
Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima, rare
Order Mysticeti
Family Balaenopteridae
Bryde´s whale, Balaenoptera edeni, probably resident
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, winter and spring
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, winter and spring
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, migration
Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, transiting
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, migration
Family Balaenidae
Northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, rare