Tropical bottlenose whale
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The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position. As of 2010, the species is now known from nearly a dozen strandings and over 65 sightings.[3] This is the only species in the genus Indopacetus.
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Tropical bottlenose whale | |
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Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Ziphiidae |
Genus: | Indopacetus Moore, 1968 |
Species: | I. pacificus |
Binomial name | |
Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) | |
Tropical Bottlenose Whale range | |
Synonyms | |
Mesoplodon pacificus Longman, 1926 |
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