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Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale.The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw — the heaviest bone he had ever come across — which resulted in the name densirostris (Latin for "dense beak").
He was the taxonomic authority of numerous zoological species, extinct and extant; including the eponymous Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris. In the field of herpetology , he adopted Pierre André Latreille 's proposal of separating Amphibia from Reptilia , and then (1816) developed a unique arrangement in regards to sub ...
Genus: Mesoplodon. Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens DD; Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD; Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD; True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus DD; Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD
Genus: Mesoplodon. Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD; Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori DD; Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) Genus: Delphinus. Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LR/lc; Genus: Grampus. Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD; Genus ...
Genus: Mesoplodon. Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD; Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews, 1908: DD: Unknown 1 t (1.1 short tons) Blainville's beaked whale: Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville, 1817: LC: Unknown Deraniyagala's beaked whale: Mesoplodon hotaula P. E. P. Deraniyagala, 1963: DD: Unknown Indian and South Pacific 4–5 m (13–16 ft) [cetacean needed] Gervais' beaked whale: Mesoplodon europaeus
Genus: Mesoplodon. Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD; Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi DD; Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori DD; Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardii DD; Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD; Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) Genus: Steno. Rough-toothed dolphin ...
Genus: Mesoplodon. Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD; Genus: Ziphius. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC; Genus: Mesoplodon. Gervais' beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD [21] Family: Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) Genus: Delphinus. Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC; Genus: Grampus. Risso's dolphin ...