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Alles weergeven op WikipediaGervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived) is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America. It has also stranded … Meer weergeven
Sometime between 1836 and 1841, a captain of one of the ships of the French merchant and armorer Abel Vautier came across a large animal floating at the entrance to the English Channel, its body covered by … Meer weergeven
The species is believed to be naturally rare, and no population estimates have been attempted.
Since the discovery of the type specimen, it has been … Meer weergeven• Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Edited by William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M Thewissen. Academic Press, 2002. ISBN Meer weergeven
This species is the largest of the mesoplodonts and rather gracile, elongated, and laterally compressed compared with the others. The mouthline is … Meer weergeven
Judging by strandings, the whales occur in small groups. They probably feed on squid.
A sighting made in 1998, west of the island of Meer weergevenThe species has not been hunted and only very infrequently gets tangled in fishing nets. Gervais's beaked whale is covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS Meer weergeven
Wikipedia-tekst onder CC-BY-SA-licensie • Andrews' beaked whale (M. bowdoini) Andrews, 1908
• Blainville's beaked whale (M. densirostris) Blainville, 1817
• Deraniyagala's beaked whale (M. hotaula) Deraniyagala, 1963Wikipedia · Tekst onder CC-BY-SA-licentie- Geschatte leestijd: 3 min.
WEBThey are also the most common Mesoplodon species to strand on the U.S. southeastern Atlantic coast. The beaked whale family is cryptic and skittish, and distinguishing between species in the field can be challenging. Like …
Mesoplodon europaeus | ASCOBANS
WEBMesoplodon europaeus. Description: Gervais’ beaked whale lives in warm temperate and subtropical waters and is rarely seen at sea, due to the difficulty of not confusing it with other species of the genus Mesoplodon when identifying it, especially with the True’s beaked whale. They are deep-diving whales. Physical description and behaviour:
WEBRecorded from as far north as New York and as far south as Trinidad, Mesoplodon europaeus is probably the most abundant member of its genus in the Gulf of Mexico. Records from the eastern side of the Atlantic are more spotty, ranging from Ireland to Guinea Bissau in Africa.
WEBGervais' beaked whale is a small beaked whale that can reach up to 5.5 m in length. The lower jaw has a single pair of teeth (exposed only in adult males). The forehead rises at a shallow angle. It has a distinct beak and the mouthline is curved down at rear.
WEBMesoplodon europaeus species guide - Gervais's beaked whale is rarely seen but inhabits much of the Atlantic Ocean. Males have a distinctive pair of teeth visible even when the mouth is closed.
ADW: Mesoplodon: INFORMATION
WEBSpecies within Mesoplodon are a smaller species of whales, ranging in size from about four meters to about six meters in length. Trends show that males use their beaks and teeth to fight for dominance and hierarchies amount their groups.
WEBGervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived) is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America.
WEB1 dec. 2008 · With 14 species currently recognized, the beaked whale genus Mesoplodon (family Ziphiidae) is the most speciose in the order Cetacea. Beaked whales are widely distributed but are rarely seen at sea due to their oceanic distribution, deep-diving capacity, and apparent low abundance.
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