Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Mesoplodon peruvianus
ballena picuda, Lesser Beaked Whale
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Suborder
Cetancodonta
Superfamily
Odontoceti
Family
Ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
peruvianus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Vagrant
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Merlen, G. (1995) A field guide to the marine mammals of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation.
- Palacios, D.M. Salazar, S. (2002) Cetaceos. In: Danulat, E. & G.J. Edgar (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. p. 291-302.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Mesoplodon peruvianus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5227. Accessed 2 November 2026.