Blainville's beaked whale  (Mesoplodon densirostris)

Range

Found in tropical and temperate latitudes in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas (1).

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Habitat

Blainville's beaked whale seems to avoid coasts, but little is known of its habitat preferences. It is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical waters (2).