Mesoplodon grayi
von Haast,
1876 (Whale)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cetartiodactyla |
Family: | Ziphiidae |
Description
Size: 5.6m in males and 5.3 m in females.
Weight: 1,100 kg
Color: Dark grey, with pale patches on the under-sides.
The small head leads to a narrow beak which becomes white in adulthood; the tips of two relatively small, triangular teeth erupt from the lower jaw in males, about one half from the tip of the beak; there are 17-22 pairs of small teeth in the posterior half of the upper jaw.
Size: 5.6m in males and 5.3 m in females.
Weight: 1,100 kg
Color: Dark grey, with pale patches on the under-sides.
The small head leads to a narrow beak which becomes white in adulthood; the tips of two relatively small, triangular teeth erupt from the lower jaw in males, about one half from the tip of the beak; there are 17-22 pairs of small teeth in the posterior half of the upper jaw.
Synonym (s)
• Berardius hectori Hector, 1874
• Mesoplodon australis Flower, 1878
• Mesoplodon haasti Flower, 1878
• Mesoplodon layardi Lahille, 1905
• Oulodon grayi von Haast, 1877
• Berardius hectori Hector, 1874
• Mesoplodon australis Flower, 1878
• Mesoplodon haasti Flower, 1878
• Mesoplodon layardi Lahille, 1905
• Oulodon grayi von Haast, 1877
Common Name (s)
• Gray's Beaked Whale (English)
• Scamperdown Whale (English)
• Grey Beaked Whale
• Gray's Beaked Whale (English)
• Scamperdown Whale (English)
• Grey Beaked Whale
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• INDIA
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Pillai, PKM and Augustine, SK (2000) A code list of common marine living resources of the Indian seas CMFRI Special Publication No.12 CMFRI 1-115 Available at - eprints.cmfri.org.in/3975/1/Special_Publication_No_12_Revised.pdf
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Convention on migratory species Available at - http://www.cms.int/index.html
- MarineBio Available at - http://marinebio.org/
- Convention on migratory species Available at - http://www.cms.int/index.html
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