Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris

Classification

Ziphiidae [family]

Mesoplodon [genus] (2)

densirostris [species]

Classification

Ziphiidae [family]

Mesoplodon [genus] (2)

densirostris [species]

Names

English name	Blainville's Beaked Whale
Valid name	Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Mammalia [class]
    - Cetartiodactyla [order]
      - Cetacea [infraorder] Whales, dolphins and porpoises
        
        Ziphiidae [family]
        
        Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850 [genus]
        
        Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817) [species] Blainville's Beaked Whale