Species: Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Hubbs' Beaked Whale
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Mammalia

    Order

    Cetacea

    Family

    Ziphiidae

    Genus

    Mesoplodon

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    baleine de Hubbs - baleine à bec de Hubbs - baleine à bec de Moore
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Whales and Dolphins
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae - Mesoplodon - as separate species.
    Short General Description
    A beaked whale.
    Habitat Type Description
    Marine
    Migration
    false - false - false
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Recorded stomach contents include various squids and mesopelagic fishes.
    Reproduction Comments
    Births occur apparently in early summer.
    Length
    500
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G3Q
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1998-01-27
    Global Status Last Changed
    1997-04-09
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Cold temperate North Pacific Ocean, extending in the eastern Pacific roughly from San Diego, California, to Vancouver Island, Canada (based on stranding records) (Leatherwood and Reeves 1983); occurs off Japan in the western Pacific (IUCN 1991).
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