Mesoplodon peruvianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti

Familia: Ziphiidae
Subfamilia: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species: Mesoplodon peruvianus

Name

Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991: 4

Holotype: MHNJP 1146, adult ♂, skull and postcranial skeleton, skull collected by B.A. Luscombe on 23 November 1988, vertebral column collected later by Luscombe and J.C. Reyes.
Type locality: “Playa Paraiso (11”12’S), Huacho, Lima, Peru”.

Native distribution areas

Eastern tropical/warm temperate Pacific Ocean.

References

Primary references

Reyes, J.C., Mead, J.G. & Van Waerebeek, K. 1991. A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) from Peru. Marine Mammal Science 7(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00546.x Reference page.

Links

Mesoplodon peruvianus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. 2008. IUCN: Mesoplodon peruvianus (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T13251A3430977. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13251A3430977.en
Mesoplodon peruvianus in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Peruanische Schnabelwal
English: Pygmy Beaked Whale
español: Zifio peruano
français: Baleine à bec pygmée
日本語: ピグミーオウギハクジラ
português do Brasil: Baleia-bicuda-pigmeia
Türkçe: Peru gagalı balinası
中文: 祕魯中喙鯨