WoRMS taxon details
Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817)
137122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137122)
accepted
Species
Delphinus densirostris de Blainville, 1817 · unaccepted (basionym)
Nodus densirostris Galbreath, 1963 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ziphius sechellensis Gray, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Blainville, H. de. (1817). In: [Desmarest, A. G.]. <em>Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle.</em> 9.
page(s): 178 [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
Note Unknown.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Unknown. [details]
Distribution circum-global
Distribution Western Atlantic
Distribution circum-global [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic
Distribution Western Atlantic [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2023). World Cetacea Database. Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137122 on 2023-09-22
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original description
Blainville, H. de. (1817). In: [Desmarest, A. G.]. <em>Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle.</em> 9.
page(s): 178 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Habitat warm-temperate and tropical, mostly offshore but also around oceanic islands. [details]Holotype Distal 9 inches of rostrum, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, no. CAC A.3553, of unknown origin. [details]
IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient (DD) [details]
Type locality Unknown. [details]
From other sources
Distribution circum-global [details]Distribution Western Atlantic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blainville-snoetwalvis | [details] |
| Dutch | spitssnuitdolfijn van De Blainvillespitssnuitdolfijn | [details] |
| English | tropical beaked whalepaus Blainvilleidense-beaked whalecow-fishBlainville's beaked whale | [details] |
| French | mesoplodon de Blainvilledioplodon densirostrebaleine bécunebaleine à bec de Blainville | [details] |
| German | Blainville-ZweizahnwalBlainville-Schnabelwal | [details] |
| Italian | mesoplodonte di De Blainville | [details] |
| Japanese | コブハクジラkobuha kujira | [details] |
| Korean | hog-buri-gorae | [details] |
| Lithuanian | Blenvilio dvidantis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πυκνόρυγχο μεσόπλοδον | [details] |
| Portuguese | baleia bicuda de Blainville | [details] |
| Russian | ремнезуб блэнвиляremneub Blainvillya | [details] |
| Slovenian | Blainvillov dvozob | [details] |
| Spanish | zifio de Blainvilleballenato de hoccico de Blainvilleballena picuda de Blainvilleballena picuda | [details] |
| Swedish | Blainvilles näbbval | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Ремнезуб Бленвіля | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Nodus densirostris Galbreath, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ziphius sechellensis Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Delphinus densirostris de Blainville, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5480 nucleotides; 394 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus densirostris de Blainville, 1817)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Nodus densirostris Galbreath, 1963)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ziphius sechellensis Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Delphinus densirostris de Blainville, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5480 nucleotides; 394 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus densirostris de Blainville, 1817)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
