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  • Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville, 1817

Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville, 1817

Order: Cetacea > Family: Ziphiidae > Genus: Mesoplodon > Species: Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville, 1817

Common Name: Blainville's Beaked Whale [English]

Type Description

Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv. Ed., 9:178.

Measurements

Head and body: 3300-6200 mm
Tail length: 1000 mm
Weight: 1500 kg

Description

Pectoral fin, 200-700 mmDorsal fin, 150-200 mm

Key References

1. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:946, 951-953.