Mesoplodon grayi — Common names

Haast's Beaked Whale learn more about names for this taxon

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Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
Gray's Beaked Whale IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), South African Vertebrates, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Haast's Beaked Whale Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio Trusted
New Zealand Scamperdown Whale South African Vertebrates Unknown
Scamperdown Whale South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
Southern Beaked Whale IUCN Red List, South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

Afrikaans

Name Sources Status
Gray se snoetwalvis South African Vertebrates Unknown
Gray-snoetwalvis World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Dutch

Name Sources Status
Grays spitssnuitdolfijn World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
spitssnuitdolfijn van Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

French

Name Sources Status
baleine à bec de Gray Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
mesoplodon de Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Mésoplodon de gray IUCN Red List, uBio Trusted

German

Name Sources Status
Camperdown-Wal World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Gray-Zweizahnwal World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Greek

Name Sources Status
Μεσόπλοδον του Γκρέυ World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Italian

Name Sources Status
Mesoplodonte di Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Lithuanian

Name Sources Status
Grėjaus dvidantis World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Polish

Name Sources Status
dziobowal Graya World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Portuguese

Name Sources Status
baleia bicuda de Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Russian

Name Sources Status
ремнезуб грэя World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Spanish

Name Sources Status
Ballena de pico de gray IUCN Red List, uBio Trusted
Ballenato hocicudo de Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
delfin picudo de Gray World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Zifio de gray IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

Swedish

Name Sources Status
Grays näbbval World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Turkish

Name Sources Status
Gray gagalı balinası World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Ukrainian

Name Sources Status
Ремнезуб Грея World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

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