Berardius minimus
T. K. Yamada, Kitamura, S. Abe, Tajima, Matsuda, Mead, & Matsuishi, 2019
Least Beaked Whale
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Cetacea |
| Parvorder | : Odontoceti |
| Superfamily | : Ziphioidea |
| Family | : Ziphiidae |
| Genus | : Berardius |
Species status
Authority citation
Yamada, T.K., Kitamura, S., Abe, S., Tajima, Y., Matsuda, A., Mead, J.G. and Matsuishi, T.F. 2019-08-30. Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific. Scientific Reports 9(12723):1-14.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46703-wOriginal name as described
Berardius minimus
Type material
NSMT M35131
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Tokoro Town (44° 07' 14.5" N, 144° 06' 29.6" E), Kitami City, Hokkaido, Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Japan · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(AK)
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Yamada, T. K., Kitamura, S., Abe, S., Tajima, Y., Matsuda, A., Mead, J. G., & Matsuishi, T. F. (2019). Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-14.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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