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Ziphius cavirostris G.Cuvier, 1823

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Cuvier, G. (1823). Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles. 5(1): 400pp.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Cetacea
family
Hyperoodontidae
genus
Ziphius
species
Ziphius cavirostris

Name

Synonyms
Aliama desmarestii Gray, 1864
Aliama indica Gray, 1865
Choneziphius indicus (Van Beneden, 1863)
Delphinorhynchus australis Burmeister, 1865
Delphinus desmaresti Risso, 1826
Delphinus philippii Cocco, 1846
Epiodon australe Burmeister, 1867
Epiodon australis Gray, 1871
Epiodon chathamensis (Hector, 1873)
Epiodon chathamiensis Hector, 1873
Epiodon cryptodon Gray, 1870
Epiodon desmarestii Carus, 1893
Epiodon heraultii Gray, 1872
Epiodon patachonicum Burmeister, 1867
Hyperodon semijunctus Cope, 1865
Hyperondon semijunctus Hall & Kelson, 1959
Hyperoodon capensis Gray, 1865
Hyperoodon desmarestii Gray, 1850
Hyperoodon doumetii Gray, 1850
Hyperoodon gervaisii Duvernoy, 1851
Homonyms
Ziphius cavirostris G.Cuvier, 1823
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier G., 1832
Common names
Akabou in Japanese
Baleia-de-bico-de-Cuvier in Portuguese
Baleine à bec de Cuvier, Ziphius in French
Baleine-a-bec de Cuvier in French
Baleine-a-bec de Cuvier in French
Baliena Ta’ Kuvjer in Maltese
Ballena Picuda de Cuvier in Spanish
Ballena picuda de Couvier in Spanish
Ballena-picuda de Couvier in Spanish
Ballena-picuda de Couvier in Spanish
Ballena-picuda de Couvier in Spanish
Cuvier balea in Basque
Cuvier balinasi in Turkish
Cuvier gagalı balinası in Turkish
Cuvier s Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier s Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier's Whale in English
Cuvier's beaked whale in language.
Cuvier's beaked whale in English
Cuvier-Schnabelwal in German
Cuvier-Schnabelwal in German
Cuvier-féle csőröscet in Hungarian
Cuvier-snoetwalvis in Afrikaans
Cuvierjev kljunati kit in Slovenian
Cuvierov kit in Croatian
Cuviers nebbhval in Norwegian Bokmål
Cuviers nebbkval in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale in English
Cuvier’s Goosebeaked Whale in English
Gagalı Balina in Turkish
Goose-beaked Whale in English
Goosebeak Whale in English
Gänseschnabelwal in German
Hanhennokkavalas in Finnish
Kuvier balinasi in Turkish
Morfilod Gylfinog Cuvier in Welsh
Nastoyashchii kiyuvoryl in Russian
Skugganefja in Icelandic
Småhovedet hval in Danish
Småhovedet hval in Danish
Vacca marinha in language.
Wal Cuviera in Polish
Zifio de Cuvier in language.
Ziphio de Cuvier in Spanish

Bibliographic References

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  2. Bjärvall & Ullström (2005) Däggdjur. Alla europas arter i text och bild.
  3. Cuvier, G. (1823). Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles. 5(1): 400pp.
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