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Bahamonde's Beaked Whale
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Bahamonde's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bahamondi)

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Distribution

  • Juan Fernandez Archipelago (west of Chile)

Diet

  • unknown

Description

  • thought to be about 5-5.5 meters in length

Behavior

  • unknown

Population

  • unknown

Longevity

  • unknown

Human Influence

  • unknown

Other

  • most recent cetacean to be recognized as a new species
  • named in 1996
  • mainly known about from a skull found in 1986 on the Juan Fernandez Archipelago
  • Could possibly be the same species as the Unidentified Beaked Whale

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