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Ramari's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon eueu

Classification

Order
Cetacea

Ramari's beaked whale (Mesoplodon eueu) is a medium size whale in the genus Mesoplodon. It is found in cool waters of the Southern Hemisphere. The species name, eueu, comes from the Khwedam word meaning 'big fish', as most of the strandings of these whales come from Khoisan territories in South Africa.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SADescriptionRamari's beaked whale, Wikipedia contributors

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