Animal Pictures Archive mobile
Query: Grey whaleResult: 170th of 223
Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
Subject: Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
Source: http://www.cms.int/reports/small_cetaceans/data/...
M.ginkgodens.jpg
Resolution: 425x143 File Size: 11029 Bytes Upload Date: 2008:02:10 16:07:03

Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale


CMS: Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed whale

English: Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
German: Japanischer Schnabelwal
Spanish: Zifio de Nishiwaki
French: Mésoplodon de Nishiwaki

Drawing of Mesoplodon ginkgodens
© Wurtz-Artescienza
(see
links
).
1. Description
Adult males are dark grey but females are lighter with pale undersides.
The teeth on the lower jaw are found towards the middle of the beak
and erupt only in mature males. The longest female measured 4.9m,
the longest male 4.7m (Ward 2001).
2. Distribution

Grey whale
170/223
| Mobile Home | New Photos | Random | Funny | Films | Korean |
^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^