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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. Only six
confirmed specimens have ever been found, over the timespan...
- 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...
- 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...
- Deraniyagala's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon hotaula) is a
species of
mesoplodont whale closely related to the ginkgo-toothed
beaked whale. Deraniyagala's beaked...
- Gervais's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon europaeus),
sometimes known as the
Antillean beaked whale, Gulf
Stream beaked whale, or
European beaked whale (from...
- 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...
- Perrin's
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon perrini) is part of the
toothed whale suborder and is one of over 90
known cetaceans in
existence today.
Beaked whales...
- Hubbs'
beaked whale (
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) was
initially thought to be an Andrews'
beaked whale when
discovered by
ichthyologist Carl Hubbs; however,...
