58 observationsLeast Concern
Dense-beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Artiodactyla ›Family: Ziphiidae ›Genus: Mesoplodon
About
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), 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 (Latin for "dense beak"). Off the northeastern Bahamas, the animals are particularly well documented, and a photo identification project started sometime after...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Dense-beaked Whale is Mesoplodon densirostris.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the family Ziphiidae.
- Dense-beaked Whale belongs to the genus Mesoplodon.