Hyperoodontidae
Also known as: Næbhvaler, beaked whales
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetacea |
| Family | Hyperoodontidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 25 |
| Species records held | 62 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 178 |
| GBIF key | 5316 |
Genera in Hyperoodontidae
- Mesoplodon — 22 species: Mesoplodon bidens, Mesoplodon bowdoini, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi, Mesoplodon densirostris, Mesoplodon eueu, Mesoplodon europaeus, Mesoplodon ginkgodens, Mesoplodon grayi
- Berardius — 4 species: Berardius arnuxii, Berardius bairdii, Berardius kobayashii, Berardius minimus
- Choneziphius — 3 species: Choneziphius leidyi, Choneziphius liops, Choneziphius trachops
- Hyperoodon — 3 species: Hyperoodon ampullatus, Hyperoodon planifrons, Hyperoodon pusillus
- Ziphius — 3 species: Ziphius cavirostris, Ziphius compressus, Ziphius planirostris
- Africanacetus — 2 species: Africanacetus ceratopsis, Africanacetus gracilis
- Beneziphius — 2 species: Beneziphius brevirostris, Beneziphius cetariensis
- Izikoziphius — 2 species: Izikoziphius angustus, Izikoziphius rossi
- Khoikhoicetus — 2 species: Khoikhoicetus agulhasis, Khoikhoicetus kergueleni
- Messapicetus — 2 species: Messapicetus gregarius, Messapicetus longirostris
- Tasmacetus — 2 species: Tasmacetus shepherd, Tasmacetus shepherdi
- Tusciziphius — 2 species: Tusciziphius atlanticus, Tusciziphius crispus
- Archaeoziphius — 1 species: Archaeoziphius microglenoideus
- Chavinziphius — 1 species: Chavinziphius maxillocristatus
- Chimuziphius — 1 species: Chimuziphius coloradensis
- Globicetus — 1 species: Globicetus hiberus
- Ihlengesi — 1 species: Ihlengesi saldanhae
- Imocetus — 1 species: Imocetus piscatus
- Indopacetus — 1 species: Indopacetus pacificus
- Macrosqualodelphis — 1 species: Macrosqualodelphis ukupachai
- Microberardius — 1 species: Microberardius africanus
- Nazcacetus — 1 species: Nazcacetus urbinai
- Nenga — 1 species: Nenga meganasalis
- Pterocetus — 1 species: Pterocetus benguelae
- Xhosacetus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.