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Gulf Stream Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon europaeus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 7, February 9, March 8, April 13, May 13, June 8, July 6, August 6, September 8, October 8, November 6, December 7.
United States262
North Carolina99
New Jersey25
Virginia18
Georgia14
Maryland13
Delaware10
Alabama7
Massachusetts4
South Carolina4

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyBeaked Whales · Ziphiidae
GenusMesoplodont Beaked Whales · Mesoplodon

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