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Marine Mammals Information Database ：Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals
Blainville's beaked whale
Scientific Name : Mesoplodon densirostris / Japanese Name : kobuha-kujira
Details
| Order | Cetartiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Ziphiidae |
| Genus | Mesoplodon |
| Species | densirostris |
| 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 | - | - | 15-15.5ft | - | - |
| Body weight | - | - | 1t | - | - |
| Feature and Habit |
|---|
| Blainville's beaked whales have flattend forehead with a depression in front of the blowhole. The tooth erupts from the leading-edge of the prominent bulge near the gape and inclined toward anterior (front). Adults, especially males have many scars on their body surface. They are dark gray above and gray or pinkish pale below. Some individuals have many white and oval scars on their body surface. They inhabit in offshore waters.They are in pods of several whales. |
| Description |
| Stranding Record(s) in Japan |
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Marine Mammals Skull Database
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| Sex | F | Reproductive Condition | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body length | 356 | Locality | Kei-kan town |
| Museum No. | - | Other No. | - |
