Mesoplodon layardii

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mesoplodon_layardii
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:color gray to brownish
gptkbp:commonName Layard's beaked whale
gptkbp:conservationStatus Data Deficient
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
gptkbp:describedYear 1865
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:squid
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ziphiidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Mesoplodon
gptkbp:habitat deep ocean waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mesoplodon layardii
gptkbp:IUCNStatus DD
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan unknown
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:maximumLength 6.2 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edgar_Leopold_Layard
gptkbp:notableFeature long, narrow beak
large, tusk-like teeth in males
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism present
gptkbp:synonym Layard's whale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gay's_beaked_whale_(Mesoplodon_layardii)
gptkb:Mesoplodon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7