| Arnoux's beaked whale Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | Berardius |
| Species: | B. arnuxii
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| Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851
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| Arnoux's beaked whale range | |
Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii), also called the southern four-toothed whale, southern beaked whale, New Zealand beaked whale, southern giant bottlenose whale and southern porpoise whale is one of the species of Berardius.[3] Arnoux's and Baird's beaked whales are so similar that researchers debated whether or not they are simply two populations of the same species, until genetic evidence and their wide geographical separation led them to be classified as separate. Little is known about their behavior due to infrequent encounters with live individuals.[4]
- ^ Brownell Jr., R.L. & Taylor, B.L. (2021) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Berardius arnuxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T2762A197190014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T2762A197190014.en. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Handbook of marine mammals. Vol. 4. Sam H. Ridgway, Richard J. Harrison. London: Academic Press. 1981–1999. ISBN 0-12-588501-6. OCLC 7819810.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Arnoux's Beaked Whale – A Complete Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises".