| Tropical bottlenose whale | |
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| Size compared to an average human | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | Indopacetus Moore, 1968 |
| Species: | I. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926)
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| Tropical bottlenose whale range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesoplodon pacificus Longman, 1926 | |
The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position. As of 2010, the species is now known from nearly a dozen strandings and over 65 sightings.[3] This is the only species in the genus Indopacetus.
- ^ Pitman, R.L.; Brownell Jr.; R.L. (2020). "Indopacetus pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T40635A50380449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T40635A50380449.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Pitman, R. L. (2009). "Indo-Pacific beaked whale – Indopacetus pacificus". In Perrin, W. F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J. G. M. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press. pp. 600–602. ISBN 9780123735539.