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Bahamonde's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bahamondi)
Distribution
- Juan Fernandez Archipelago (west of Chile)
Diet
Description
- thought to be about 5-5.5 meters in length
Behavior
Population
Longevity
Human Influence
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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