Spade-toothed Whale
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Scientific name | Mesoplodon traversii |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Higher classification | Mesoplodont whale |
Order | Even-toed ungulates |
Rank | Species |
Family | Ziphiidae |
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ID | 2000656 |
About Spade-toothed Whale
The spade-toothed whale is a very little-known and the rarest species of beaked whale. It was first named from a partial jaw found on Pitt Island, New Zealand, in 1872; reported and illustrated in 1873 . . .