Beaked Whales
 Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) Photo: Ari Friedlaender, Duke University  Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) Photo: NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center |
Status
MMPA - Beaked whales, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Ziphidae
- Baird's beaked whale
(Berardius bairdii) - Blainville's beaked whale
(Mesoplodon densirostris) - Cuvier's beaked whale
(Ziphius cavirostris) - Gervais' beaked whale
(Mesoplodon europaeus) - Longman's beaked whale
(Indopacetus pacificus) - Sowerby's beaked whale
(Mesoplodon bidens) - Stejneger's beaked whale
(Mesoplodon stejnegeri) - True's beaked whale
(Mesoplodon mirus)
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NOAA's National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) Beaked Whale Information
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Marine Mammal Program Beaked Whale Identification Guide
- NMFS Ocean Acoustics Program
Updated: August 9, 2012
