Gray's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon grayi
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Ziphiidae
La baleine à bec de Gray (Mesoplodon grayi) est une espèce de cétacés de la famille des Ziphiidae. Voir aussi Références taxinomiques (en) Mammal Species of the World (3e éd.
Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi), sometimes known as Haast's beaked whale, the scamperdown whale, or the southern beaked whale, is one of the better-known members of the genus Mesoplodon. This species is fairly gregarious and strands relatively frequently for a beaked whale. In the Māori language, this species is called hakurā or iheihe.
El zifio de Gray o delfín picudo de Gray (Mesoplodon grayi) es una especie de cetáceo odontoceto de la familia Ziphidae. Es uno de los miembros más conocidos del género Mesoplodon. El nombre científico es en referencia a John Edward Gray, zoólogo británico.
Distribution
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