| Stejneger's beaked whale | |
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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: | Mesoplodon |
| Species: | M. stejnegeri
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| Mesoplodon stejnegeri True, 1885
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| Stejneger's beaked whale range | |
Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri), also known as the Bering Sea beaked whale or the saber-toothed whale, is a relatively unknown member of the genus Mesoplodon inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean. Leonhard Hess Stejneger collected the type specimen (a beach-worn skull) on Bering Island in 1883, from which Frederick W. True provided the species' description in 1885. In 1904, the first complete skull (from an adult male that had stranded near Newport, Oregon) was collected, which confirmed the species' validity.[3] The most noteworthy characteristic of the males is the very large, saber-like teeth, hence the name.
- ^ Pitman, R.L.; Brownell Jr.; R.L. (2020). "Mesoplodon stejnegeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13252A50367496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13252A50367496.en.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ True, F.W. 1910. An account of the beaked whales of the family Ziphiidae in the collection of the United States National Museum, with remarks on some specimens in other American museums. Washington: Government Printing Office.