WoRMS taxon details
Berardius minimus Yamada, Kitamura, Abe, Tajima, Matsuda, Mead & Matsuishi, 2019
1576136 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1576136)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Yamada, T. K.; Kitamura, S.; Abe, S.; Tajima, Y.; Matsuda, A.; Mead, J. G.; Matsuishi, T. F. (2019). Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 9(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46703-w [details] 
Holotype NMNS M35131
, Type locality contained in Sea of Okhotsk
Holotype NMNS M35131 [details]
type locality contained in Sea of Okhotsk [details]
Etymology The specific name reflects the smallest body size of physically mature individuals of this species compared with the other...
Etymology The specific name reflects the smallest body size of physically mature individuals of this species compared with the other Berardius species. [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Berardius minimus Yamada, Kitamura, Abe, Tajima, Matsuda, Mead & Matsuishi, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1576136 on 2025-06-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Yamada, T. K.; Kitamura, S.; Abe, S.; Tajima, Y.; Matsuda, A.; Mead, J. G.; Matsuishi, T. F. (2019). Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 9(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46703-w [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMNS M35131 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name reflects the smallest body size of physically mature individuals of this species compared with the other Berardius species. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クロツチクジラ | [details] |
