Bottlenose whale
| Bottlenose whales | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | Hyperoodon Lacépède, 1804 |
| Species | |
Hyperoodon (or Hyperoödon)[1] is a genus of beaked whale, containing just two species: the Northern and Southern bottlenose whales.[2] Longman's beaked whales are alternatively called tropical bottlenose whales due to their physical features resembling those of bottlenose whales.
They are considered to be molluscivorous, eating mainly squid.[3]
See also
References
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bottlenose Whale". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - ↑ "Hyperoodon Lacépède, 1804". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Jarman, P. J, Lee, A. K. and Hall, L. S. "Fauna of Australia:Natural History of the Eutheria" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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