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Mesoplodon perrini, Perrin's beaked whale
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CMS: Mesoplodon perrini, Perrin's beaked whale
English: Perrin's beaked whale
German: Perrin's-Zweizahnwal
Spanish: Zifio de Perrin
French: Mésoplodon de Perrin
Drawing of Mesoplodon Perrini by courtesy of P. Folkens@cetacea.de
(see "
links
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1. Description
Dalebout et al. (2002) describe
Mesoplodon perrini
, a new
species of beaked whale, on the basis of five animals stranded on
the coast of California (between 33°55'N, 117°15'W and 36°37'N,
121°55'W) from May, 1975 to September, 1997. Four of these animals
were initially identified as Hector's beaked whales
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