The beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/; Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along... 195 KB (20,174 words) - 14:20, 18 April 2024 |
Livyatan (redirect from Beaumaris sperm whale) Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea... 53 KB (5,890 words) - 14:55, 24 April 2024 |
whale M. hotaula, Deraniyagala's beaked whale †M. longirostris †M. posti †M. slangkopi †M. tumidirostris Genus †Nenga Genus †Pterocetus Genus †Xhosacetus... 42 KB (4,454 words) - 00:07, 15 March 2024 |
Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned... 49 KB (5,886 words) - 01:30, 24 March 2024 |
Mesoplodon (redirect from Deep-crested Beaked Whale) Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus Mesoplodon, making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described... 11 KB (1,124 words) - 20:12, 17 April 2024 |
Narwhal (redirect from Unicorn Whale) The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), is a species of toothed whale. It is the only species in the genus Monodon. The most prominent feature of the species... 79 KB (8,206 words) - 16:41, 21 April 2024 |
The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the... 18 KB (2,111 words) - 14:15, 15 January 2024 |
Berardius (redirect from Four-toothed whale) The four-toothed whales or giant beaked whales are beaked whales in the genus Berardius. They include Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) in cold... 56 KB (6,477 words) - 12:34, 2 February 2024 |
Physeteroidea (redirect from Sperm Whale family) includes three extant species of whales: the sperm whale, in the genus Physeter, and the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale, in the genus Kogia. In the... 14 KB (1,462 words) - 05:37, 22 December 2023 |
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its... 18 KB (2,146 words) - 13:21, 17 October 2023 |
Right whale dolphins are cetaceans belonging to the genus Lissodelphis. It contains the northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the southern... 6 KB (776 words) - 07:08, 25 May 2022 |
Kogia (category Sperm whales) of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps... 1 KB (46 words) - 17:53, 3 May 2023 |
cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil... 6 KB (525 words) - 14:10, 17 April 2024 |
Zygophyseter (redirect from Killer sperm whale) Zygophyseter varolai is an extinct sperm whale that lived during the Tortonian age of the Late Miocene 11.2 to 7.6 million years ago. It is known from... 22 KB (2,524 words) - 05:52, 19 February 2024 |
(false killer whale)". fossilworks.org. "Pseudorca crassidens — False Killer Whale". Australian gov. "Pseudorca Crassidens (false killer whale)". marinebio... 2 KB (103 words) - 02:01, 4 January 2024 |
(extant) Mesoplodon posti Mesoplodon slangkopi Mesoplodon tumidirostris Nenga Pterocetus Xhosacetus Subfamily Ziphiinae Caviziphius Izikoziphius Nazcacetus... 32 KB (2,387 words) - 21:39, 26 April 2024 |
Physeter (category Sperm whales) Physeter is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Some extremely poorly... 3 KB (194 words) - 01:03, 14 October 2023 |
Kogiidae (redirect from Small sperm whale) breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws... 14 KB (1,523 words) - 00:42, 7 April 2024 |
Brygmophyseter (redirect from Biting Sperm Whale) Brygmophyseter, known as the biting sperm whale, is an extinct genus of toothed whale in the sperm whale family with one species, B. shigensis. When it... 20 KB (2,036 words) - 08:57, 2 April 2024 |
Denebola brachycephala (redirect from Denebola (whale)) Denebola is an extinct genus of whale belonging to the family Monodontidae. It contains a single known species, Denebola brachycephala. It is the earliest... 2 KB (118 words) - 01:20, 29 March 2022 |
Lipotidae (category Toothed whales) of a Tertiary platanistoid fossil from Asia. Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute 35:173-181. N. D. Pyenson. 2009. Requiem for Lipotes:... 4 KB (391 words) - 23:52, 21 April 2024 |