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Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
MammalverifiedLeast Concern

Mesoplodon densirostris

(de Blainville, 1817)

Blainville's Beaked Whale

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

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Ziphiidae

Where to find it

common

Bahamas

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Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

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Shepherd's Beaked Whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi)

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Bandolero Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus)

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Bottle-Head (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

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