Bahamonde's Beaked Whale
This cetacean is known only from the Juan Fernández Archipelago, west of Chile.
Classification: This species was named in 1996, making it the most recent cetacean to be recognised as a new species. It is possible that it is the same species as the Unidentified Beaked Whale.
Local Names: None.
Description: This cetacean is known predominantly from a discovery of a skull in 1986. It is thought that this skull belonged to an animal 5-5.5m in length.
Recognition at sea: Unknown.
Habitat: Bahamonde's Beaked Whale has only been located around the Juan Fernández Archipelago, west of Chile, where the skull was found.
Food & Feeding: Unknown.
Behaviour: Unknown.
Longevity: Unknown.
Estimated Current Population: Unknown.
The Influence of Man: Unknown.
Source: CETACEA
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