Object: Hector’s Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871)
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Registration Number  MM001834/1
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Mammalia
Order  Cetacea
Family  Ziphiidae
Scientific Name
Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871)
Common / Maori name  Hector's Beaked Whale
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  South Island, Marlborough
Precise locality  near Clarence River, Kaikoura
Collected By  Baker, Alan N
Date collected  16 Jul 1980
Section  Marine Mammals

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