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Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
MammalverifiedLeast Concern

Ziphius cavirostris

Cuvier, 1823

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Also known as: Goose-Beaked Whale, Cuvier's Whale, Cuvier’s Goosebeaked Whale, Goosebeak Whale

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

6.93 m

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Ziphiidae

Where to find it

rare

Chile

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