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Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
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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
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