Blainville's Beaked Whale
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| Scientific name | Mesoplodon densirostris |
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| Length | 4. 6 m (Large Adult) |
| Mass | 1,100 kg (Large Adult) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Mesoplodont whale |
| Family | Ziphiidae |
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| ID | 1439996 |
About Blainville's Beaked Whale
Blainville's beaked whale, or the dense-beaked whale, is the widest ranging mesoplodont whale and perhaps the most documented. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw — the heaviest bone he had ever come across — which resulted in the name densirostris.
Blainville's beaked whale Photos
