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Ziphiidae is a family of deep-diving toothed whales found in oceans around the world, known for their ability to descend to extreme depths in search of squid and fish. These whales are scientifically important for understanding how mammals adapt to extreme marine environments, though they remain relatively poorly studied due to the difficulty of observing them in their deep-ocean habitats.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyHyperoodontidae
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- Odontoceti
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All known beaked whales as of 2007 Beaked whales are members of the cetacean family Ziphiidae, noted as being one of the least-known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat, reclusive behavior and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 existing species are reasonably well-known. Baird's beaked whales and Cuvier's beaked whales were subject to commercial exploitation, off the coast of Japan, while the northern bottlenose whale was extensively hunted in the northern part of the North Atlantic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Reports emerged in late 2020 of the possible discovery of a new beaked whale species off the coast of Mexico, the taxonomy of which had not been determined as of December 2020.