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Mesoplodont Beaked Whales
Mesoplodon
Mesoplodont whales are fifteen species of toothed whale in the genus Mesoplodon, making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine biologists predict the discovery of more species in the future. They are the most poorly known group of large mammals. The generic name "mesoplodon" comes from the Greek meso- (middle) - hopla (arms) - odon (teeth), and...
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
North Atlantic Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon bidens
Dense-beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon densirostris
Gulf Stream Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon europaeus
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon layardii
Gray's Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon grayi
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon ginkgodens
Peruvian Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon peruvianus
Ramari’s Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon eueu
Bering Sea Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon stejnegeri
True's Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon mirus
Hubbs' Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon carlhubbsi
Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon hotaula
Spade-toothed Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon traversii
Splay-toothed Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon bowdoini
Perrin's Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon perrini
Hector's Beaked Whale
speciesMesoplodon hectori
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41402.