Mammalverified

Mesoplodon densirostris

(de Blainville, 1817)

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Also known as: Cow-Fish, Dense-Beaked Whale, Paus Blainvillei, Tropical Beaked Whale, Densebeak Whale

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Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Ziphiidae

Where to find it

common

Bahamas

Other species in Ziphiidae

Hyperoodon planifrons

Antarctic Bottlenose

Mesoplodon bidens

North Atlantic Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

Baird's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Shepherd's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon hotaula

Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon peruvianus

Bandolero Beaked Whale

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Bottle-Head