Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Also known as: Dense-Beaked Whale, Cow-Fish, Densebeak Whale, Tropical Beaked Whale, Blainville S Beaked Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
2300.0 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaHyperoodontidae
Seasonal Activity
52,067 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Hyperoodontidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 2300.0 kg
Photo
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karolle Wall
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Occurrence data from GBIF.