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Mesoplodon (beaked whales)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Mesoplodon
Taxonomic Rank Genus
Original Description Gervais, 1850
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
beaked whales
All Common Names English: beaked whales
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Ziphiidae
Taxonomic Children Species: Mesoplodon bidens
Species: Mesoplodon bowdoini
Species: Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Species: Mesoplodon densirostris
Species: Mesoplodon europaeus
Species: Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Species: Mesoplodon grayi
Species: Mesoplodon hectori
Species: Mesoplodon layardii
Species: Mesoplodon mirus
Species: Mesoplodon perrini
Species: Mesoplodon peruvianus
Species: Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Species: Mesoplodon traversii
Taxonomic # 180506
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

Relevant OBIS-SEAMAP Datasets (# sets: 48)
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Aerial Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation On-transect Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Opportunistic Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) AIR Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) OPP Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) SHIP Sightings
European Seabirds at Sea - JNCC All Trips
MMS Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Mammals, Oregon and Washington
MMS Central/Northern California High-altitude mammals
MMS Central/Northern California Low-altitude birds and mammals
MMS High Altitude Survey for Mammals, Southern California
MMS Low Altitude Survey for Mammals, Southern California
MMS Oregon/Washington Marine Mammal Surveys
MMS Ship Transect Survey for Mammals and Seabirds, Southern California Bight
NMML 2000 Bering Sea Shelf Cetacean Survey
NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1997, Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Caribbean Sea Cetacean Survey 1995; Sightings
NOAA Eastern Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1993 (S); Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Northern Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1998; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1996; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1997; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1999; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2000; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2001; Sightings
SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3)
SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)
SWFSC Cetacean Acoustic Detection and Dive Interval Studies (1601)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1468)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1508)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1509)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1467)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the California Coast (1426)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1080)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1081)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1164)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1165)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1267)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1268)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1369)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1370)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (989)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (990)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1604)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1605)
UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations

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