PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Mammalia
ORDER: Cetacea
FAMILY: Ziphiidae
GENUS: Mesoplodon
SPECIES: carlhubbsi
TOOTHED or TOOTHLESS (BALEEN): Toothed
FRESHWATER, SALTERWATER or BRACKISH: Saltwater
HABITAT: Temperate waters of North Pacific. West coast of US and off Japan.
LENGTH (maximum): 16Ft
WEIGHT (maximum): 3,300 lbs
RELATIVE SPECIES: Andrew’s, Gray’s, Baird’s Beaked Whales
NEIGHBORING SPECIES: Ginko-toothed whale, Stejneger’s
THREATS: Whaling in Japan, Bycatch
DIET: Squid and fish
MANNER OF FEEDING: Deep foraging
BEHAVIOR: Males are very aggressive with one another. They are covered in scars. Inconspicuous
REPRODUCTION: Unknown
LIFE SPAN: Unknown
COOL/GROSS/WEIRD:
- Has a white spot on the top of its melon, looking like a cap.
- One of the few beaked whales that is hunted for meat.
- More scarring than other whales.
SOURCES:
- Knopf, Alfred A. Guide to Marine Mammals of the World.Random House. 2002
- http://www.beakedwhaleresource.com/bwhubbs.htm
- http://www.cms.int/reports/small_cetaceans/data/m_carhubbsi/m_carlhubbsi.htm
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