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Order | Cetartiodactyla |
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Suborder | Odontoceti |
Family | Ziphiidae |
Genus | Mesoplodon |
Species | bidens |
Subspecies | - |
Subtype | - |
CITES Appendix | II | IUCN RedData Status | Data Deficient |
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Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw | - | Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw | - |
At birth | At weaning | Adult | Adult male | Adult female | |
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Body length | 8ft | 10ft | 16.5ft | - | - |
Body weight | - | - | - | - | - |
Feature and Habit |
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The teeth is small and pointed, situating almost middle of the mandiblebetween rostral tip and the gape. This whales inhabit in offshore waters. |
Description |
Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
No records exist. Map ▼ |
A click on the skull thumb nail will bring you to detailed images.
Sex | - | Reproductive Condition | - |
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Body length | - | Locality | - |
Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |