Cuvier's beaked whale
Ziphius cavirostris
CommonPhoto: Charlotte Kirchner · CC BY 4.0
Mammalcarnivore
The goosebeak whale, also known as Cuvier's beaked whale, is a deep-diving cetacean found in oceans worldwide. With its distinctive pointed snout and robust body, it's one of the most widespread beaked whales, though not as large as many other whale species.
- Grows between 4.5 to 7 meters long
- Weighs as much as 3 small cars (1,800–3,100 kg)
- Has the widest range of all beaked whale species
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Ziphius cavirostris
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)