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Mesoplodon hectori

(Gray, 1871)

Hector's Beaked Whale

Also known as: Skew-Beaked Whale

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Ziphiidae

Other species in Ziphiidae

Antarctic Bottlenose (Hyperoodon planifrons)

Hyperoodon planifrons

Antarctic Bottlenose

North Atlantic Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens)

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Baird's Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii)

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Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Ziphius cavirostris

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Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)

Mesoplodon densirostris

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Shepherd's Beaked Whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi)

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Shepherd's Beaked Whale

Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon hotaula)

Mesoplodon hotaula

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Bandolero Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus)

Mesoplodon peruvianus

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