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Family: Ziphiidae beaked whales



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FAO

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 975 cm TL
Berardius arnuxiiDuvernoy, 1851

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Berardius arnuxii
[Arnoux's beaked whale]

FAO

Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Max. Length 1280 cm TL
Berardius bairdiiStejneger, 1883

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Berardius bairdii
[Baird's beaked whale]
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Berardius minimus
[]

FAO

Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 980 cm TL
Hyperoodon ampullatus(Forster, 1770)

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Hyperoodon ampullatus
[North Atlantic bottlenose whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 780 cm TL
Hyperoodon planifronsFlower, 1882

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Hyperoodon planifrons
[Southern bottlenose whale]
No picture found


 
Indopacetus pacificus
[Longman's beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 550 cm TL
Mesoplodon bidens(Sowerby, 1804)

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Mesoplodon bidens
[Sowerby's beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Mesoplodon bowdoiniAndrews, 1908

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Mesoplodon bowdoini
[Andrew's beaked whale]

FAO

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 530 cm TL
Mesoplodon carlhubbsiMoore, 1963

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Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
[Hubb's beaked whale]

Dolar, M. Louella L.

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Mesoplodon densirostris(Blainville, 1817)

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Mesoplodon densirostris
[Blainville's beaked whale]
No picture found


 
Mesoplodon eueu
[Ramari's beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean. Tropical
Max. Length 520 cm TL
Mesoplodon europaeus(Gervais, 1855)

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Mesoplodon europaeus
[Gervais' beaked whale]

FAO

Indo-Pacific and the Anta
Max. Length 490 cm TL
Mesoplodon ginkgodensNishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958

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Mesoplodon ginkgodens
[Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 560 cm TL
Mesoplodon grayiVon Haast, 1876

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Mesoplodon grayi
[Gray's beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 440 cm TL
Mesoplodon hectori(Gray, 1871)

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Mesoplodon hectori
[Hector's beaked whale]
No picture found


 
Mesoplodon hotaula
[Ginko-toothed beaked whale]

FAO

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 620 cm TL
Mesoplodon layardii(Gray, 1865)

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Mesoplodon layardii
[Strap-toothed whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indian Oc
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Mesoplodon mirusTrue, 1913

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Mesoplodon mirus
[True's beaked whale]
No picture found


 
Mesoplodon perrini
[Perrin's beaked whale]

FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Mesoplodon peruvianusReyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991

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Mesoplodon peruvianus
[Pygmy beaked whale]

FAO

Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Max. Length 530 cm TL
Mesoplodon stejnegeriTrue, 1885

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Mesoplodon stejnegeri
[Stejneger's beaked whale]
No picture found


 
Mesoplodon traversii
[Spade-toothed beaked whale]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 700 cm TL
Tasmacetus shepherdiOliver, 1937

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Tasmacetus shepherdi
[Shepherd's beaked whale]

Aquino, Maria Theresa

Circumglobal. Tropical t
Max. Length 750 cm TL
Ziphius cavirostrisCuvier, 1823

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Ziphius cavirostris
[Cuvier's beaked whale]


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