Species Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 (Southern bottle-nosed whale)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Cetacea
  • ---- family: Hyperoodontidae
  • ----- species: Hyperoodon planifrons
Characteristics:carnivore: length: 7m; blueish-grey above and off-white below; prominent beak and dome-like forehead; prominent dorsal fin;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 262
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/13119258
Creator: Alina Suárez
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Hiperoodon planifrons. Autora: Alina Suárez.
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