ArticleScientific reports2019
Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific.
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- Stable Isotope Composition of Skin Layers Confirms Trophic Differentiation of Baird's and Sato's Beaked Whales (Berardius spp.) in the Western North Pacific.Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM · 2026Article
- Genomic Insights Into the Evolutionary History of Berardius Beaked Whales: Speciation Driven by Resource Specialization, Gigantism and Thermal Barriers?Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Molecular Evidence for the Parallel Evolution of Anosmia in Multiple Odontoceti (Toothed Whales) Clades.Genes · 2026Article
- Identification of the enigmatic Deraniyagala's beaked whale.iScience · 2024Article
- Navigating the unknown: assessing anthropogenic threats to beaked whales, family Ziphiidae.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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- Evolution of orbit size in toothed whales (Artiodactyla: Odontoceti).Journal of anatomy · 2021Article
- Speciation in the deep: genomics and morphology reveal a new species of beaked whaleProceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Ocean-wide genomic variation in Gray's beaked whales,Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- The oldest fossil record of the extant genusRoyal Society open science · 2021Article
- Wonky whales: the evolution of cranial asymmetry in cetaceans.BMC biology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Two types of Berardius are recognised by local whalers in Hokkaido, Japan. The first is the ordinary Baird's beaked whale, B. bairdii, whereas the other is much smaller and entirely black. Previous molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that the black type is one recognisable taxonomic unit within the Berardius clade but is distinct from the two known Berardius species. To determine the characteristics of the black type, we summarised external morphology and skull osteometric data obtained from four individuals, which included three individuals from Hokkaido and one additional individual from the United States National Museum of Natural History collection. The whales differed from all of their congeners by having the following unique characters: a substantially smaller body size of physically mature individuals, proportionately shorter beak, and darker body colour. Thus, we conclude that the whales are a third Berardius species.
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