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Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937 Shepherd's beaked whale |
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photo by
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| Family: | Ziphiidae (beaked whales) | |||
| Max. size: | 700 cm TL (male/unsexed); 660 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic: Circumpolar, southern hemisphere; South America. | |||
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| Biology: | Feeds on several species of fish near the the bottom in deep waters (Ref. 1394). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2018 Ref. 123251) | |||
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