WoRMS name details
Mesoplodon bidens Nishiwaki, 1957
384413 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:384413)
unaccepted (misidentification)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2026). World Cetacea Database. Mesoplodon bidens Nishiwaki, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=384413 on 2026-05-13
Date
action
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | almindelig næbhval | [details] |
| English | Sowerby's beaked whale | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Δίδοντο μεσόπλοδον | [details] |
| Polish | dziobowal dwuzębny | [details] |
| Spanish | ballenato hocicudo de Sowerby | [details] |
| Turkish | Sowerbi iki dişli balinası Soverby iki dişli balinası | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Ремнезуб атлантичний | [details] |
| Welsh | morfil gylfinog Sowerby | [details] |