Genus

Ziphius (Goose-beaked whales)

Ziphius cavirostris. Photo: (c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cuvier’s beaked whale or the goose-beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), the only member of the genus Ziphius, is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. It is one of the most frequently seen beaked whales, despite preferring deep pelagic waters, usually deeper than 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)
        Suborder: Whippomorpha (Cetaceans and hippopotamuses)
        Infraorder: Cetacea (Cetaceans)
        Parvorder: Odontoceti (Toothed whales)
        Superfamily: Ziphioidea
        Family: Ziphiidae (Beaked whales)
        Genus: Ziphius (Goose-beaked whales)
        Species: Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s beaked whale)

Subtaxa

Species: Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s beaked whale)

Genus

Ziphius (Goose-beaked whales)

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