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Parvorder of cetaceans
dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales with teeth, such as beaked whales and the sperm whales. 73 species of toothed whales are described. They are one of
Toothed_whale
Species of beaked whale
The spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is the rarest species of beaked whale. Only seven confirmed specimens have ever been found, over the timespan
Spade-toothed_whale
Species of whale
The strap-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon layardii), also known as Layard's beaked whale, is one of the largest members of the Mesoplodon genus, growing
Strap-toothed_whale
Infraorder of marine mammals
breathe air, and exclusively carnivorous diet. Some cetaceans - the toothed whales - are capable of echolocation. As nektonic animals, cetaceans propel
Cetacean
Species of mammal
The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is a poorly known species of beaked whale named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth. It is
Ginkgo-toothed_beaked_whale
Largest species of toothed whale
The sperm whale or cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member
Sperm_whale
Species of mammals
beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), also known commonly as the northern giant bottlenose whale, North Pacific bottlenose whale, giant four-toothed whale, northern
Baird's_beaked_whale
Largest living species of dolphin
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus
Orca
Species of mammal
melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), also known less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of
Melon-headed_whale
Species of oceanic dolphin in the genus Pseudorca
"thick toothed". In 1846, zoologist John Edward Gray put the false killer whale in the genus Orcinus, which had been known as the killer whale (Orcinus
False_killer_whale
Parvorder of mammal
ungulates (Artiodactyla). Baleen whales split from toothed whales (Odontoceti) around 34 million years ago. Baleen whales range in size from the 6 m (20 ft)
Baleen_whale
Genus of beaked whales
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
Mesoplodon
Informal group of large marine mammals
about 54 million years ago. The two parvorders of whales, baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti), are thought to have had their last
Whale
Species of whale
family Monodontidae, which is in turn part of the parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). The Irrawaddy dolphin was once placed in the same family, though recent
Beluga_whale
two modern parvorders of cetaceans – Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales) – are thought to have separated from each other around
Evolution_of_cetaceans
Medium-sized toothed whale species
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives
Narwhal
Species of whale
among toothed whales. Also, the blunt snout, lack of teeth, and reduced jaw are characteristics seen in other suction feeding toothed whales. The whale uses
Dwarf_sperm_whale
Species of whale
minke whale (/ˈmɪŋki/), or lesser rorqual, is a species complex of baleen whale. The two species of minke whale are the northern common minke whale and
Minke_whale
Species of whale
Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii), also called the southern four-toothed whale, southern beaked whale, New Zealand beaked whale, southern giant
Arnoux's_beaked_whale
Baleen whale endemic to the Arctic
bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), sometimes known as the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, and polar whale, is a species of baleen whale belonging
Bowhead_whale
Species of whale; largest animal known
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a species of baleen whale and the largest marine mammal in the rorqual family Balaenopteridae. Reaching a maximum
Blue_whale
Genus of mammals
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
Berardius
Species of mammal
beaked whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) is a species of mesoplodont whale closely related to the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale. Deraniyagala's beaked whale was initially
Deraniyagala's_beaked_whale
Known whale, dolphin, and porpoise species
comprises the 94 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. It is divided into toothed whales (Odontoceti) and baleen whales (Mysticeti), which diverged
List_of_cetaceans
Family of mammals
whale was extensively hunted in the northern part of the North Atlantic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first time the ginkgo-toothed beaked
Beaked_whale
Species of whale
sounds used for navigation and hunting. Cuvier's beaked whale is an odontocete (toothed whale). However, visible erupted teeth are only present in the
Cuvier's_beaked_whale
Species of mammal
enamel is present in very young individuals. Like other toothed whales, the pygmy sperm whale has a "melon", a body of fat and wax in the head that it
Pygmy_sperm_whale
Species of mammal
the pilot whale's long, sickle-shaped pectoral flippers that are 18 to 27 percent of its total body length. Being a toothed whale, pilot whales have a single
Long-finned_pilot_whale
Genus of dolphins in the order Cetacea
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
Pilot_whale
Large baleen whale species
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean
Fin_whale
Species of beaked whale
whale (Berardius minimus; Japanese: Kurotsuchi-kujira) is a little-known species of four-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale. Sato's beaked whale is
Sato's_beaked_whale
Large baleen whale species
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species
Humpback_whale
Species of mammal
considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position. The species has had a long history riddled
Tropical_bottlenose_whale
Extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene epoch
assemblages. Baleen whale remains include ancient minke whales, grey whales, bowhead whales and cetotheriids. Of the toothed whales, five species of pontoporiids
Livyatan
Species of mammal
Bryde's whale (/ˈbrʊdəz/ BRUU-dəz), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and possibly four. The "complex" means
Bryde's_whale
Species of mammal
Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri), also known as the Bering Sea beaked whale or the saber-toothed whale, is a relatively unknown member
Stejneger's_beaked_whale
Superfamily of toothed whales
representatives of both families are known. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest species of toothed whale, with adult bulls (males) growing to be
Physeteroidea
Species of mammal
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
Pygmy_killer_whale
Hybrid born from mating female common bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale
of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) and common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), although other kinds of toothed whale hybrids have also
Wholphin
Species of mammal
Handbook of marine mammals. Vol. 4: River dolphins and the larger toothed whales (pp. 309–320). London: Academic Press. 442 pp. Dalebout, Merel L., A
Southern_bottlenose_whale
Species of mammal
Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens), also known as the North Atlantic or North Sea beaked whale, is a species of toothed whale. It was the first
Sowerby's_beaked_whale
Species of baleen whale
The sei whale (/seɪ/ SAY; Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale. It is one of ten rorqual species, and the third-largest member after the blue and fin
Sei_whale
Species of mammal
The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiidae family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon
Northern_bottlenose_whale
Species of mammal
"pothead whale" (after the bulbous melon), and "blackfish" (a catch-all term used to designate numerous species of small, dark-colored toothed whales, including
Short-finned_pilot_whale
Species of mammal
Perrin's beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini) is a species of ziphiid beaked whale belonging to the toothed whale suborder. The genus name Mesoplodon comes
Perrin's_beaked_whale
Family of cetacean mammals
animal ever known to have lived, the blue whale, which can reach 180 tonnes (200 short tons), and the fin whale, which reaches 120 tonnes (130 short tons);
Rorqual
Family of mammals
Parvorder Odontoceti toothed whales Superfamily Physeteroidea Family Kogiidae Genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima Kogia pusilla
Kogiidae
Television presenter, animal anatomist
participated in a week-long dissection of a 5-meter (16.4 ft) male spade-toothed whale in New Zealand. She was one of three US anatomists to join the dissection
Joy_Reidenberg
Species of mammal
The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific
Northern_right_whale_dolphin
Mass of fat found in all toothed whales
The melon is a mass of adipose tissue found in the foreheads of all toothed whales. It focuses and modulates the animal's vocalizations and acts as a sound
Melon_(cetacean)
Killer whale known to Australian whalers
Killer Whale, Orcinus orca, 'Old Tom' from Eden, Twofold Bay, Australia, in: W. F. Perrin and A. C. Myrick Jr (eds.): Age determination of toothed whales and
Old_Tom_(orca)
Species of baleen whale
Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei), also known as the Gulf of Mexico whale, is a species of baleen whale endemic to the northern Gulf of Mexico. Initially
Rice's_whale
Baleen whale that is the sole living member of Eschrichtius
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches
Gray_whale
Species of mammal
The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered. The Northeast
North_Pacific_right_whale
Species of mammal
Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second
Antarctic_minke_whale
Species of mammal
later placed this specimen in the genus Dioplodon ("two-toothed"). Sometimes called dense-beaked whale as the current Latin name (Mesoplodon densirostris)
Blainville's_beaked_whale
Species of mammal
The southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) is a small and slender species of cetacean, found in cool waters of the Southern Hemisphere. It
Southern_right_whale_dolphin
Species of whale
The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a large baleen whale and one of three species of right whale belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Found
Southern_right_whale
Species of mammal
common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest
Common_minke_whale
Species of mammal
and octopuses. Predators on rough-toothed dolphins are thought to include killer whales and sharks. Rough-toothed dolphins have controversially been
Rough-toothed_dolphin
Genus of mammals
Physeter is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Some extremely poorly
Physeter
Hunting of whales
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial
Whaling
Species of toothed whale
also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America and is classified in the family Iniidae. Three
Amazon_river_dolphin
Species of whale found in the North Atlantic Ocean
The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which
North_Atlantic_right_whale
Species of mammal
The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is a species of baleen whale. It may be a member of the cetotheres, a family of baleen whales which until 2012
Pygmy_right_whale
Method used by several animal species to determine location using sound
Most toothed whales use clicks in a series, or click train, for echolocation, while the sperm whale may produce clicks individually. Toothed whale whistles
Animal_echolocation
Species of mammal
beaked whales, but later found to be the very rare spade-toothed whale. Gray's beaked whale's diet and feeding methods, like other beaked whales, are very
Gray's_beaked_whale
Three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena
whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the North Pacific right whale (E
Right_whale
Species of mammal
Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. Before its formal description, it
Omura's_whale
Genus of freshwater dolphin
South Asian river dolphins are toothed whales in the genus Platanista, which inhabit the waterways of the Indian subcontinent. They were historically considered
South_Asian_river_dolphin
Study of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and other cetaceans
distinguish between the baleen whales and toothed whales, a taxonomical separation still used today. He also described the sperm whale and the common dolphin
Cetology
Family of marine mammals
†Hemisyntrachelus †Norisdelphis †Pliodelphis Dolphins and dolphinlike toothed whales Cephalorhynchus commersonii Sotalia fluviatilis Sousa plumbea Delphinus
Oceanic_dolphin
Real or fictional whales and dolphins
The 52-hertz whale (may be a blue whale hybrid) Hope KOBO, accidentally struck and killed by a tanker Bubbles, An 80 ft (24 m) whale spotted off the
List_of_individual_cetaceans
Genus of mammals
genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
Kogia
Extinct family of mammals
Squalodontidae or the shark-toothed dolphins is an extinct family of large toothed whales who had long narrow jaws. Squalodontids are known from all continents
Squalodontidae
Species of mammal
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini), sometimes known as the deep-crest beaked whale or splay-toothed whale, is one of the least known members of
Andrews'_beaked_whale
List of attacks of humans
"Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and killer whale (Orcinus orca) co-occurrence in the eastern Chukchi Sea, 2009–2019: evidence from gray whale carcasses
Orca_attacks
Species of porpoise endemic to China
Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) is a species of toothed whale in the family Phocoenidae, the porpoise family. It is endemic to the
Yangtze_finless_porpoise
Topics referred to by the same term
orca, or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. Killer Whale may also refer to: The Whale God, alternatively
Killer_Whale_(disambiguation)
Family of dolphins
river dolphin Platanista gangetica. "†Zarhachis flagellator Cope 1868 (toothed whale)". Fossilworks.org. Benites-Palomino, Aldo; Aguirre-Fernández, Gabriel;
Platanistidae
Native animals of Maine
large toothed whales of Maine include the beluga, beaked whale, false killer whale, grampus, killer whale, northern bottlenose whale, pygmy sperm whale, short-finned
Fauna_of_Maine
Small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae
are eight extant species of porpoise, all among the smallest of the toothed whales. Porpoises are distinguished from dolphins by their flattened, spade-shaped
Porpoise
Conservation of whales
of pollutants in toothed-whale products are significantly higher than those of baleen whales, reflecting the fact that toothed whales feed at a higher
Whale_conservation
Genus of mammals
Balaenoptera (from Latin balaena 'whale' and Ancient Greek πτερά (pterá) 'fin') is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. Balaenoptera comprises
Balaenoptera
Extinct species of killer whale
northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), the strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii), and the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
Orcinus_citoniensis
Hard structure of the mouth
the cementum has been worn away to show the underlying enamel. The toothed whale is a parvorder of the cetaceans characterized by having teeth. The teeth
Tooth
Genus of mammals
Right whale dolphins are cetaceans belonging to the genus Lissodelphis. It contains the northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the southern
Right_whale_dolphin
Extinct genus of toothed whales from the Oligocene epoch
reference to the type of dentition seen in early toothed whales) is an extinct genus of toothed whale that lived in what is now the United States during
Ankylorhiza
Barnacles that attach to whales
sometimes settle on toothed whales. The whale barnacles diverged from the turtle barnacles about three million years ago. Whale barnacles passively filter
Whale_barnacle
Hole (or spiracle) at the top of the head
surface. Air sacs just below the blowhole allow whales to produce sounds for communication and, for toothed whales, echolocation. These air sacs are filled with
Blowhole_(anatomy)
Genus of extinct mammals
upwards. Unlike modern toothed whales which only have one kind of tooth (homodont), archaeocetes are heterodont. Judging by tooth root size, the lower canine
Ambulocetus
Family of mammals
is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti (baleen whales) that contains mostly fossil taxa and two living genera: the right whale (genus Eubalaena)
Balaenidae
Species of mammal
Handbook of marine mammals. Vol. 4: River dolphins and the larger toothed whales. London, UK: Academic Press. pp. 101–118. ISBN 978-0-08-057316-8. Kreb
Irrawaddy_dolphin
Endangered species of porpoise
beaked whale (M. hectori) Deraniyagala's beaked whale (M. hotaula) Strap-toothed whale (M. layardii) True's beaked whale (M. mirus) Perrin's beaked whale (M
Vaquita
Species of marine mammal
the body; scarring is a common feature of male-to-male competition in toothed whales, but Risso's dolphin tend to be unusually heavily scarred. The pronounced
Risso's_dolphin
Species of mammal
leaps through the air. It is a member of the family Delphinidae of toothed whales. The distribution of the spinner dolphin extends across the tropical
Spinner_dolphin
Part of a sperm whale
is an organ present in the heads of toothed whales of the superfamily Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale. The organ contains a waxy liquid called
Spermaceti_organ
Predatory grouping of extinct whales
Macroraptorial sperm whales were highly predatory whales of the sperm whale superfamily (Physeteroidea) of the Miocene epoch that hunted large marine mammals
Macroraptorial_sperm_whale
Populations of whales off North America
Northwest. Additionally, they are one of the main interests of the many whale watching industries that have sprung up in the region. The primary range
Salish_Sea_orcas
Cetaceans claimed to exist
S. (2010). "Зубатый кит выброшен на брекватер Невельского порта" [Toothed whale washed up on the breakwater of the Nevelsk port] (in Russian). Сахалин
Cryptid_whale
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