Blainville's beaked whale - Wikipedia
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. 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 ...
Blainville's Beaked Whale - NOAA Fisheries
2022年9月15日 · Blainville's beaked whales are little-known members of the beaked whale family, Ziphiidae. Sometimes known as the "dense-beaked whale," this species lives in tropical to temperate waters worldwide. Learn more about Blainville's beaked whales.
Blainville's Beaked Whale - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. 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 ...
Blainville's beaked whale - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
Known for its unmistakable arch, Blainville’s beaked whale’s lower jaw curves sharply upwards. Especially striking, the male’s arch is topped with prominent tusks that point upwards past the upper jaw. Denser than elephant ivory, these distinctive features have earned Blainville’s beaked whales the epithet “dense-beaked whales”.
Blainville's Beaked Whale - Save The Whales
Blainville’s is one of 21 species of beaked whales (Hyperoodontidae or Ziphiidae), medium-sized whales. They are marine mammals within the order of cetaceans. Uncertainty regarding species identification of beaked whales often exists because of a lack of easily discernable or distinctive physical characteristics.
ADW: Mesoplodon densirostris: INFORMATION
Blainville's beaked whales are thought to have the widest range of all species in their genus Mesoplodon. This cosmopolitan species occurs in every ocean with exception of the Arctic. Blainville's beaked whales prefer tropical and warm temperate waters, and their distribution may vary with the movements of warm-water currents.
Blainville's Beaked Whale - The Australian Museum
Blainville's Beaked Whales are brownish or blue-grey dorsally, and paler ventrally, with dark eye patches and often have white circular scars, perhaps caused by cookie-cutter sharks.
A species account of the Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon ...
2023年9月11日 · These whales are uncommon residents of warm waters worldwide. In the western North Atlantic, they are rare but occur from Nova Scotia to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. They are known in Texas on the basis of a single individual stranded on Padre Island on 29 February 1980. SUBSPECIES. Monotypic species.
Whale of the Month - Blainville's Beaked Whale
2022年3月24日 · Common names: Blainville’s beaked whale, dense-beaked whale. Icelandic name: króksnjáldri. Scientific name: Mesoplodon densirostris. Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales) Max length: 4.7m (females typically larger than males) …
Blainville's Beaked Whales ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
Blainvilles’s beaked whales, aka densebeaked whales, Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817), measure 3-7 m in length. Their pectoral fin length is 20-70 cm, dorsal fin height is 15-20 cm, and the width of their tail flukes is about 100 cm. Color varies, but tends to be gray-brown on the dorsal (upper) side, lighter gray to white on the ...