Cuvier's beaked whale
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Cuvier's beaked whale is a deep-diving, elusive cetacean species known for holding the record for the longest and deepest dives among marine mammals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Cuvier’s beaked whale | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
beaked whale
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marine mammal ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mass stranding events near naval exercises ⓘ |
| behavior | elusive and difficult to observe at sea ⓘ |
| bodyLengthAdult | about 5 to 7 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMassAdult | about 2000 to 3000 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
generally gray to brown
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often with white scars ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cuvier's beaked whale
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Cuvier's whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Georges Cuvier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1823 ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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deep-sea fish ⓘ deep-sea squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical oceans
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temperate oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ worldwide in deep offshore waters ⓘ |
| dorsalFin | small falcate dorsal fin set far back ⓘ |
| echolocation | uses high-frequency clicks for foraging ⓘ |
| family | Ziphiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | deep diving ⓘ |
| genus | Ziphius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
deep offshore waters
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open ocean ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deepest recorded dives among marine mammals
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longest recorded dives among marine mammals ⓘ |
| maximumDiveDepthRecord | over 2900 meters ⓘ |
| maximumDiveDurationRecord | over 3 hours ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georges Cuvier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ziphius cavirostris ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo | mid-frequency active sonar ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have erupted tusk-like teeth at tip of lower jaw ⓘ |
| snoutShape | short beak ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
small groups
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solitary individuals ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
anthropogenic noise
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entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ marine debris ingestion ⓘ naval sonar ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals
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Cuvier's beaked whale
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subject surface form:
Georges Cuvier
this entity surface form:
Cuvier’s beaked whale