Species under Mesoplodon
n= 16
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Mesoplodon bidens
(Sowerby, 1804)
Sowerby's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean 550
Mesoplodon bowdoini
Andrews, 1908
Andrew's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic 470
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Moore, 1963
Hubb's beaked whale Pacific Ocean 530
Mesoplodon densirostris
(Blainville, 1817)
Blainville's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean and the Arctic 470
Mesoplodon eueu
Carroll, McGowen, McCarthy et al., 2021
Indo-West Pacific
Mesoplodon europaeus
(Gervais, 1855)
Gervais' beaked whale Atlantic Ocean 450
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic 480
Mesoplodon grayi
Von Haast, 1876
Gray's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic 560
Mesoplodon hectori
(Gray, 1871)
Hector's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic 430
Mesoplodon hotaula
Deraniyagala, 1963
Ginko-toothed beaked whale Indo-Pacific
Mesoplodon layardii
(Gray, 1865)
Strap-toothed whale Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic 590
Mesoplodon mirus
True, 1913
True's beaked whale Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and the Antarctic 500
Mesoplodon perrini
Dalebout, Mead, Baker, Baker & van Helden, 2002
Perrin's beaked whale Eastern Pacific
Mesoplodon peruvianus
Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991
Pygmy beaked whale Pacific Ocean 370
Mesoplodon stejnegeri
True, 1885
Stejneger's beaked whale Pacific Ocean and the Arctic 530
Mesoplodon traversii
(Gray, 1874)
Spade-toothed beaked whale Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic
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