Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)
Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823
Medium-sized; the female is usually slightly larger than the male. It has a fusiform body, somewhat more robust than in other ziphiids, a short snout and a small head, and has two grooves along the throat. Adult males have two large teeth in the lower jaw, which grow up to 8 centimeters. In…
