Bottlenose whale

Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

The bottlenose whales are a type of beaked whales that form the genus Hyperoodon. They only have two species, the northern and southern bottlenose whale.[1]

Species

  • Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster, 1770 (Northern bottlenose whale)
  • Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 (Southern bottlenose whale)

References

  1. ↑ "Hyperoodon Lacepede, 1804". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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