| True's beaked whale | |
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| True’s beaked whale observed off Pico, Azores showing a pale blaze on the melon | |
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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: | Mesoplodon |
| Species: | M. mirus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913
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| True's beaked whale range (includes range of M. eueu) | |
True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus) is a medium-sized whale in the genus Mesoplodon. It is native to the northern Atlantic Ocean. The common name is in reference to Frederick W. True, a curator at the United States National Museum (now the Smithsonian).
- ^ Pitman, R.L.; Brownell Jr.; R.L. (2020). "Mesoplodon mirus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13250A50367095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13250A50367095.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.