True's beaked whale
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True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus) is a medium-sized whale in the genus Mesoplodon. It is native to the northern Atlantic Ocean. The common name is in reference to Frederick W. True, a curator at the United States National Museum (now the Smithsonian).
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True's beaked whale | |
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True’s beaked whale observed off Pico, Azores showing a pale blaze on the melon | |
Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Ziphiidae |
Genus: | Mesoplodon |
Species: | M. mirus |
Binomial name | |
Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 | |
True's beaked whale range (includes range of M. eueu) |
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