Gray's beaked whale

Gray's beaked whale
Diagram of a beaked whale and a human diver: the whale is not quite three times the length of the human
Size compared to an average human
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Ziphiidae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species:
M. grayi
Binomial name
Mesoplodon grayi
von Haast, 1876
Gray's beaked whale range

Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi), sometimes known as Haast's beaked whale, the scamperdown whale, or the southern beaked whale, is one of the better-known members of the genus Mesoplodon. This species is fairly gregarious and strands relatively frequently for a beaked whale. In the Māori language, this species is called hakurā or iheihe.[3]

  1. ^ Pitman, R.L.; Taylor, B.L. (2020). "Mesoplodon grayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13247A50366236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13247A50366236.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Haami, Bradford (12 June 2006). "Te whānau puha – whales: Whales in Māori tradition". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 June 2021.