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Pygmy beaked whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Species : Mesoplodon peruvianus

 

The Lesser beaked whale, peruvian beaked whale, pygmy beaked whale is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the pygmy beaked whale

244 Mesoplodon peruvianus Distinctive Characteristics: The pygmy beaked whale is the most recently described member of the genus, and appears to be the smallest of the species of Mesoplodon.

Exploitation: Pygmy beaked whales are taken in the driftnet fishery for sharks off the coast of Peru.

The first new whale to be identified in 28 years grows up to 12 feet long, Mesoplodon peruvianus is a beaked whale that looks something like a dolphin -- and a reminder that our ocean planet is largely aqua incognita, as far as biologists are concerned.

Help with Terminology The pygmy beaked whale is one of the most recently described members of the genus, and appears to be the smallest of the species of Mesoplodon. (Full text)

The pygmy beaked whale is the latest whale discovered. (Full text)

Mesoplodon peruvianus is not listed by CMS. (Full text)

ÀûÓüÛÖµ£º Pygmy beaked whales are taken in the driftnet fishery for sharks off the coast of Peru. (Full text)

The pygmy beaked whale is the most recently described member of the genus, and appears to be the smallest of the species of Mesoplodon. (Full text)

Description & Fascinating FactsThe Pygmy beaked whale, Mesoplodon peruvianus, is one of the latest discovered and smallest members of the genus Mesoplodon, maximum known length is only 3. (Full text)

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