Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale
Indopacetus pacificus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The tropical bottlenose whale, also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, is a species of beaked whale in the family Ziphiidae. It is the only species in the genus Indopacetus. Known as of 2010 from about a dozen strandings and over 65 sightings, it was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Ziphiidae
- Genus
- Indopacetus