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Mesoplodont whales are 16
species of
toothed whale in the
genus Mesoplodon,
making it the
largest genus in the
cetacean order. Two
species were described...
- The spade-toothed
whale (
Mesoplodon traversii) is the
rarest species of
beaked whale. As of a find in 2024,[update] only six
specimens have been confirmed...
- The ginkgo-toothed
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is a
poorly known species of
whale even for a
beaked whale, and was
named for the
unusual shape...
- strap-toothed
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon layardii), also
known as Layard's
beaked whale, is one of the
largest members of the
Mesoplodon genus,
growing to 6.2 m...
- True's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon mirus) is a medium-sized
whale in the
genus Mesoplodon. It is
native to the
northern Atlantic Ocean. The
common name is...
- Gray's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon grayi),
sometimes known as Haast's
beaked whale, the
scamperdown whale, or the
southern beaked whale, is one of the better-known...
- Gervais's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon europaeus),
sometimes known as the
Antillean beaked whale, Gulf
Stream beaked whale, or
European beaked whale (from...
- Blainville's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon densirostris), or the dense-beaked whale, is
believed to be the
widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The
French zoologist...
- The
pygmy beaked whale (
Mesoplodon peruvi****), also
known as the
bandolero beaked whale,
Peruvian beaked whale and
lesser beaked whale, is the smallest...
- Hector's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon hectori), is a
small mesoplodont living in the
Southern Hemisphere. This
whale is
named after Sir
James Hector, a founder...
