Strap-Toothed Whale
Mesoplodon layardii
Also known as: Layard's Beaked Whale, Strap-Toothed Beaked Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
1500.0 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaHyperoodontidae
Seasonal Activity
92 sightings · 2001–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Hyperoodontidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 1500.0 kg
Photo
(c) Jörg Mazur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.