Gervais' beaked whale
Also known as Mesoplodon europaeus, Gervais’ beaked whale
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernEuropean beaked whale
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyZiphiidae
Habitatmarine
via IUCN
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Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived), is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America. It has also stranded off South America and Africa.
History of discovery