Marine Mammals Information Database :Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals

Hector's beaked whale

Scientific Name : Mesoplodon hectori / Japanese Name : nyuujiirandougiha-kujira

Hector's beaked whale

Details

Order Cetartiodactyla
Suborder Odontoceti
Family Ziphiidae
Genus Mesoplodon
Species hectori
Subspecies -
Subtype -
CITES Appendix II IUCN RedData Status Data Deficient
Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw - Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw -
At birth At weaning Adult Adult male Adult female
Body length - - 14-15ft - -
Body weight - - - - -
Feature and Habit
The rostrum is short. The tooth is small and triangular in shape, and is located near the tip of the lower jaw. They inhabit in offshore waters.
Description
Reference:
Stranding Record(s) in Japan
Map

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Sex - Reproductive Condition -
Body length - Locality -
Museum No. - Other No. -

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