Family

Hyperoodontidae

2 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetacea › Hyperoodontidae

Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770)

Hyperoodon ampullatus, the northern bottlenose whale, is a North Atlantic beaked whale with sexual dimorphism in melon and teeth.

Ziphius cavirostris G.Cuvier, 1823

This is a detailed description of Cuvier's beaked whale, covering its appearance, distribution, diet and other traits.

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