Mesoplodon grayi
Gray's Beaked Whale
As recorded: Mesoplodon grayi von Haast, 1876
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Cetacea › Hyperoodontidae
- Collected by
- H H Travers
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mesoplodon grayi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
South Island, Dunedin, Otago, NZ
(c) Indigo Parnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Tomahawk Beach, Dunedin, Otago, NZ
(c) Indigo Parnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Southland, NZ-SO, NZ
(c) Guy McDonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-12
Jackson Bay 7886, New Zealand
(c) William Harland, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-11
The Esplanade Jackson Bay, Haast 7886, New Zealand
(c) Animal Analytics, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-06
(c) IanLJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mesoplodon grayi. BPBM 9151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659348. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/9151.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93659348 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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