The Zoochat Photographic Guide To Cetaceans

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The cetaceans are a very famous group of mammals that are entirely adapted to aquatic life. Unfortunately, cetacean diversity is extremely low in captivity, and observation of many species in the wild is also very difficult. As a result the Zoochat galleries are very far from complete as compared with the mammals represented in other threads.

However, despite this, 63 out of 97 species are pictured in the thread (albeit three only by taxidermy or preserved specimens), and the only family not represented is Cetotheriidae (the Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata).



Of course thanks are given to all the hard-working photographers who make these threads (and any future threads) possible. The list of members whose photos have been used in this thread is here on page 6: The Zoochat Photographic Guide To Cetaceans
 
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CETACEA

Ninety-seven species in fourteen families.


MYSTICETI

BALEEN WHALES

Sixteen species in four families:



Balaenidae

Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis
North Pacific Right Whale Eubalaena japonica


Cetotheriidae

Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata


Eschrichtiidae

Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus


Balaenopteridae

Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera brydei
Eden's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Omura's Whale Balaenoptera omurai
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Rice's Whale Balaenoptera ricei

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae



ODONTOCETI

TOOTHED WHALES

Eighty-one species in ten families:



Physeteridae

Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus


Kogiidae

Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima


Platanistiidae

Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor


Ziphiidae

Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii
Sato's Beaked Whale Berardius minimus

Shepherd's Beaked Whale Tasmacetus shepherdi

Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris

Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons

Tropical Bottlenose Whale (Longman's Beaked Whale) Indopacetus pacificus

Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens
Andrews' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bowdoini
Hubbs' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Ramari's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon eueu
Gervais's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Ginkgo-toothed Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi
Hector's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hectori
Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hotaula
Strap-toothed Whale Mesoplodon layardii
True's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon mirus
Perrin's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon perrini
Pygmy Beaked Whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
Stejneger's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Spade-toothed Whale Mesoplodon traversii


Pontoporiidae

La Plata Dolphin or Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei


Iniidae

Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis
[araguaiaensis, boliviensis and humboldtiana treated as subspecies]


Lipotidae

Yangtze River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer


Delphinidae

Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Sousa plumbea
Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Sousa teuszii

Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis
Costero or Guiana Dolphin Sotalia guianensis

White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus (split from Lagenorhynchus)

Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus
Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops erebennus
Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
Clymene Dolphin Stenella clymene
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris

Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
Eastern North Pacific Common Dolphin Delphinus bairdii

Fraser's or Sarawak Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei

Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis
Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii

Peale's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus australis (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Hourglass Dolphin Cephalorhynchus cruciger (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Chilean Dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Heaviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Hector's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori

Pacific White-sided Dolphin Aethalodelphis obliquidens (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Dusky Dolphin Aethalodelphis obscurus (split from Lagenorhynchus)

Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata

False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens

Killer Whale or Orca Orcinus orca

Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas

Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Australian Snubfin Dolphin Orcaella heinsohni


Phocoenidae

Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaeniodes
East Asian Finless Porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
[sunameri treated as a subspecies]

Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica
Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Vaquita Phocoena sinus
Burmeister's Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli


Monodontidae

Beluga Delphinapterus leucas

Narwhal Monodon monoceros
 
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BALAENIDAE
Right Whales

Four species in two genera: Balaena and Eubalaena.



Balaena
One species.


Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
Monotypic.

The only photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries are of skeletal material and models.
 
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Eubalaena
Three species, two of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries.



Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
Monotypic.


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, South Africa.

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southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) (taken from drone footage from our whale watch) - ZooChat


Photo by @gentle lemur in the wild, South Africa.

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Southern right whale - ZooChat


Photo by @Chlidonias in the wild, New Zealand, showing the callosities which are characteristic of Eubalaena.

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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) - ZooChat



North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
Monotypic.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, USA.

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North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) - ZooChat


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North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) - ZooChat



North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica
Monotypic.

Taxonomic note: formerly considered conspecific with Eubalaena glacialis.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.
 
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CETOTHERIIDAE
Pygmy Right Whale

One species in one genus.

Taxonomic note: alternatively included in the family Neobalaenidae. Either way, Caperea is the only extant genus.



Caperea
One species


Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata
Monotypic.


The only photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries are of skeletal material.
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ESCHRICHTIIDAE
Gray Whale

One species in one genus.



Eschrichtius
One species


Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
Monotypic.

Taxonomic note: The name Eschrichtius gibbosus has priority over Eschrichtius robustus, being described almost a century before, but Eschrichtius robustus is a nomen conservandum.


Both photos below by @Lucas Lang in the wild, USA.

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Gray Whale/ Eschrichtius robustus - ZooChat


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Gray Whale/ Eschrichtius robustus - ZooChat


Photo by @Giant Eland at SeaWorld San Diego (USA).

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JJ the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) - ZooChat
 
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BALAENOPTERIDAE
Rorquals

Ten species in two genera: Balaenoptera and Megaptera.



Balaenoptera
Nine species, of which seven are represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Two named subspecies in the Northern Hemisphere (acutorostrata and scammoni) and an unnamed form in the Southern Hemisphere (the Dwarf Minke).


Photo by @Maguari in the wild, UK (North Atlantic subspecies acutorostrata).

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North Atlantic Minke Whale off Staithes, 15th September 2023 - ZooChat


Photo by @DaLilFishie in the wild, Australia (Dwarf Minke).

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Dwarf Minke Whale - ZooChat



Southern or Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Monotypic. Formerly considered conspecific with B. acutorostrata.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.


Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
Two subspecies: borealis and schlegelii.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, USA (northern subspecies borealis).

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sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) - ZooChat


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sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) - ZooChat


Photo by @WhistlingKite24 in the wild, New Zealand (southern subspecies schlegelii).

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Sei Whale - ZooChat



Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera brydei
Monotypic. Formerly (or still, depending on author) treated as conspecific with B. edeni.


Photo by @aardvark250 in the wild, South Africa.

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Bryde's whale - ZooChat



Eden's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Monotypic. If lumped with Bryde's Whale then two subspecies, brydei and edeni.


Both photos below by @MegalodonEric in the wild, China.

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Bryde's whale/Balaenoptera edeni - ZooChat


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Bryde's whale/Balaenoptera edeni - ZooChat



Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Three or four subspecies: brevicauda, indica, intermedia, musculus.


Photo by @chrisroughley in the wild, Sri Lanka (subspecies brevicauda, known as the Pygmy Blue Whale).

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Blue whale - ZooChat


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, USA (Northern Hemisphere subspecies musculus).

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Whale Watching, Long Beach, CA 2011 blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - ZooChat



Omura's Whale Balaenoptera omurai
Monotypic. Formerly treated as being conspecific with B. brydei / edeni.


Both photos below by @Therabu in the wild, Madagascar.

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Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) - ZooChat


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Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai) - ZooChat



Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Three subspecies: physalus, quoyi, velifera.

Taxonomic note: a fourth subspecies, B. p. patachonica, is based on a single specimen.


Photo by @Merintia in the wild, Spain (North Atlantic subspecies physalus).

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Fin Whale - ZooChat


Photo by @Pleistohorse in the wild, USA (North Pacific subspecies velifera).

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Fin Whale - Alaska - ZooChat



Rice's Whale Balaenoptera ricei
Monotypic.

Taxonomic note: restricted to the Gulf of Mexico and only described as a distinct species in 2021. Formerly treated as being conspecific with B. brydei / edeni.


There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.
 
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CETACEA

ODONTOCETI

TOOTHED WHALES

Eighty-one species in ten families:



Physeteridae

Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus


Kogiidae

Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima


Platanistiidae

Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor


Ziphiidae

Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii
Sato's Beaked Whale Berardius minimus

Shepherd's Beaked Whale Tasmacetus shepherdi

Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris

Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons

Tropical Bottlenose Whale Indopacetus pacificus

Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens
Andrews' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bowdoini
Hubbs' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Ramari's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon eueu
Gervais's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Ginkgo-toothed Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi
Hector's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hectori
Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hotaula
Strap-toothed Whale Mesoplodon layardii
True's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon mirus
Perrin's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon perrini
Pygmy Beaked Whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
Stejneger's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Spade-toothed Whale Mesoplodon traversii


Pontoporiidae

La Plata Dolphin or Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei


Iniidae

Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis
[araguaiaensis, boliviensis and humboldtiana treated as subspecies]


Lipotidae

Yangtze River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer


Delphinidae

Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Sousa plumbea
Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Sousa teuszii

Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis
Costero or Guiana Dolphin Sotalia guianensis

White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus (split from Lagenorhynchus)

Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus
Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops erebennus
Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
Clymene Dolphin Stenella clymene
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris

Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
Eastern North Pacific Common Dolphin Delphinus bairdii

Fraser's or Sarawak Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei

Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis
Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii

Peale's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus australis (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Hourglass Dolphin Cephalorhynchus cruciger (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Chilean Dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Heaviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Hector's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori

Pacific White-sided Dolphin Aethalodelphis obliquidens (split from Lagenorhynchus)
Dusky Dolphin Aethalodelphis obscurus (split from Lagenorhynchus)

Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra

Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata

False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens

Killer Whale or Orca Orcinus orca

Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas

Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Australian Snubfin Dolphin Orcaella heinsohni


Phocoenidae

Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaeniodes
East Asian Finless Porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
[sunameri treated as a subspecies]

Spectacled Porpoise Phocoena dioptrica
Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Vaquita Phocoena sinus
Burmeister's Porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis

Dall's Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli

Monodontidae

Beluga Delphinapterus leucas

Narwhal Monodon monoceros
 
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KOGIIDAE
Dwarf Sperm Whales

Two species in one genera.

Taxonomic note: Sometimes merged with the family Physeteridae.



Kogia
Two species, both of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
Monotypic.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, the Azores (Portugal).

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pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) - ZooChat


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pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) - ZooChat



Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima
Monotypic.

Nomenclatural note: The scientific name is also commonly spelled Kogia simus.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, Mexico

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Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima) - ZooChat


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Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima) - ZooChat
 
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PLATANISTIDAE
South Asian River Dolphins

One or two species, in a single genus.

Taxonomic note: originally all the "river dolphins" (Pontoporiidae, Iniidae, Lipotidae) were lumped together in this family.



Platanista
One or two species.

Typically treated as a single species, Platanista gangetica, but the two subspecies have been variably split at times. In 2021 genetic studies resulted in a split back into the two species as presented here.


Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
Monotypic.


Photo by @Chlidonias in the wild, India

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Ganges Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) - ZooChat


Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor
Monotypic.

There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries.
 
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ZIPHIIDAE
Beaked Whales

About twenty-four species in six genera.


The whales of this family are poorly-known deepwater species which spend little time at the surface. Several species are known only from scant skeletal remains or beached specimens.

Only three species from three genera are represented in the Zoochat galleries by live specimens, and one further species by a taxidermy specimen. There are photos of skeletal material of some additional species (in the genera Berardius and Mesoplodon) but these are not included here.


Subfamily Berardiinae

Berardius

Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii
Sato's Beaked Whale Berardius minimus

Tasmacetus

Shepherd's Beaked Whale Tasmacetus shepherdi


Subfamily Ziphiinae

Ziphius

Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris


Subfamily Hyperoodontinae

Hyperoodon

Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons

Indopacetus

Longman's or Tropical Bottlenose Whale Indopacetus pacificus

Mesoplodon

Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens
Andrews' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bowdoini
Hubbs' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Ramari's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon eueu
Gervais's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Ginkgo-toothed Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi
Hector's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hectori
Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hotaula
Strap-toothed Whale Mesoplodon layardii
True's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon mirus
Perrin's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon perrini
Pygmy Beaked Whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
Stejneger's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Spade-toothed Whale Mesoplodon traversii
 
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Subfamily Berardiinae
Four species in two genera, none of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries.



Berardius
Three species.


Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Monotypic.

Baird's Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii
Monotypic.

Sato's Beaked Whale Berardius minimus
Monotypic. Described in 2019.


Tasmacetus
One species.


Shepherd's Beaked Whale Tasmacetus shepherdi
Monotypic.
 
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Subfamily Hyperoodontinae
Nineteen species in three genera, three species of which are represented in the Zoochat galleries (one only by a taxidermy specimen).



Hyperoodon
Two species, one of which is represented in the Zoochat galleries.


Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Monotypic.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, the Azores (Portugal). The second one shows the bulbous head and "bottle"-shaped rostrum (it is facing away from the camera).

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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) - ZooChat

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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) spy hopping - ZooChat



Southern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon planifrons
Monotypic.

There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat Galleries.
 
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Indopacetus
One species, not represented in the Zoochat galleries.

Taxonomic note: has also been placed in the genus Mesoplodon.



Longman's Beaked Whale or Tropical Bottlenose Whale Indopacetus pacificus
Monotypic.

There are no photos of this species in the Zoochat Galleries.



Mesoplodon
Sixteen species, of which two are represented in the Zoochat galleries (one only by a taxidermy specimen).



Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens
Monotypic.


Both photos below by @Giant Eland in the wild, the Azores (Portugal).

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Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens) - ZooChat


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Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens) - ZooChat



Blainville's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Monotypic.


Photo by @Chlidonias at the National Zoological Museum of China, (Beijing, China) (taxidermy specimen).

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Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) - ZooChat




The other species in this genus are as follows:


Andrews' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bowdoini
Monotypic.

Hubbs' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Monotypic.

Ramari's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon eueu
Monotypic. Described in 2021.

Gervais's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Monotypic.

Ginkgo-toothed Whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Monotypic.

Gray's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon grayi
Monotypic.

Hector's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hectori
Monotypic.

Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon hotaula
Monotypic.

Strap-toothed Whale Mesoplodon layardii
Monotypic.

True's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon mirus
Monotypic.

Perrin's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon perrini
Monotypic. Described in 2002.

Pygmy Beaked Whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
Monotypic. Described in 1991.

Stejneger's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Monotypic.

Spade-toothed Whale Mesoplodon traversii
Monotypic.
 
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INIIDAE
Amazonian River Dolphins

One to four species, in a single genus.

Taxonomic note: the La Plata Dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei (now placed in its own family, Pontoporiidae) was formerly included within the family Iniidae, and prior to that both of these families were lumped in Platanistiidae..



Inia
One to four species.

Traditionally treated as a single species (Inia geoffrensis) with three subspecies (boliviensis, geoffrensis, humboldtiana). Recently these have been split by various authors into three full species, with a fourth species described as well (Inia araguaiaensis), but consensus is lacking and genetic studies are contradictory. In this thread they have been retained as subspecies for the sake of simplicity. The taxa boliviensis, geoffrensis and humboldtiana are represented in the Zoochat galleries.

If they are split then the four species would be as follows:

Araguaian River Dolphin Inia araguaiaensis
Bolivian River Dolphin Inia boliviensis
Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis
Orinoco River Dolphin Inia humboldtiana



Amazon River Dolphin or Boto Inia geoffrensis
Subspecies as discussed above.


Photo by @Giant Eland in the wild, Bolivia (subspecies boliviensis)

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Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) - ZooChat


Photo by @devilfish at Quistococha Zoo (Peru) (subspecies geoffrensis)

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Amazon river dolphin, May 2016 - ZooChat


Photo by @Noodles at Zoo Duisburg (Germany) (subspecies humboldtiana)

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Amazon River Dolphin - ZooChat
 
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