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Africa-Inland Waters [1] America, North - Inland waters [2] America, South - Inland waters [3] Asia - Inland waters [4] Europe - Inland waters [5] Oceania - Inland waters [6] Former USSR - Inland waters [7] Antarctica - Inland waters [8] Arctic Ocean [18] Atlantic, Northwest [21] Atlantic, Northeast [27] Atlantic, Western Central [31] Atlantic, Eastern Central [34] Mediterranean and Black Sea [37] Atlantic, Southwest [41] Atlantic, Southeast [47] Atlantic, Antarctic [48] Indian Ocean, Western [51] Indian Ocean, Eastern [57] Indian Ocean, Antarctic [58] Pacific, Northwest [61] Pacific, Northeast [67] Pacific, Western Central [71] Pacific, Eastern Central [77] Pacific, Southwest [81] Pacific, Southeast [87] Pacific, Antarctic [88] All areas (World total) [99]
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24 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Berardius arnuxii
Arnoux's beaked whale
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
975 TL
Berardius bairdii
Baird's beaked whale
Pacific Ocean and the Arc
1280 TL
Berardius minimus
Northwest Pacific
Hyperoodon ampullatus
North Atlantic bottlenose whale
Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
980 TL
Hyperoodon planifrons
Southern bottlenose whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
780 TL
Indopacetus pacificus
Longman's beaked whale
Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Mesoplodon bidens
Sowerby's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean and the Me
550 TL
Mesoplodon bowdoini
Andrew's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
470 TL
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Hubb's beaked whale
Pacific Ocean.
530 TL
Mesoplodon densirostris
Blainville's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
470 TL
Mesoplodon eueu
Indo-West Pacific
Mesoplodon europaeus
Gervais' beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean. Tropical
520 TL
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
Indo-Pacific and the Anta
490 TL
Mesoplodon grayi
Gray's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
560 TL
Mesoplodon hectori
Hector's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
440 TL
Mesoplodon hotaula
Ginko-toothed beaked whale
Indo-Pacific
Mesoplodon layardii
Strap-toothed whale
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
620 TL
Mesoplodon mirus
True's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indian Oc
500 TL
Mesoplodon perrini
Perrin's beaked whale
Eastern Pacific
Mesoplodon peruvianus
Pygmy beaked whale
Pacific Ocean
370 TL
Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Stejneger's beaked whale
Pacific Ocean and the Arc
530 TL
Mesoplodon traversii
Spade-toothed beaked whale
Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Tasmacetus shepherdi
Shepherd's beaked whale
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
700 TL
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier's beaked whale
Circumglobal. Tropical t
750 TL