Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871)
Hector's beaked whale
Mesoplodon hectori
photo by FAO

Family:  Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
Max. size:  430 cm TL (male/unsexed); 440 cm TL (female)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic. Temperate, subtropical.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394). Feeds on squid (Ref. 1394).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 August 2020 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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