Indopacetus pacificus (Longman’s Beaked Whale)
Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926)
It is a relatively large species (Pitman et al., 1999; Pitman, 2009). The body is long, with its widest part toward the middle. The caudal fin is broad relative to body length. The head is proportionally smaller than in most beaked whales; the snout is clearly differentiated and the melon evident…