The melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) is a toothed whale of the oceanic dolphin family Delphinidae, named for its rounded, tapering, beakless head. Adults reach up to 2.75 meters in length and about 225 kilograms, with newborns around 1 meter, a robust body, a dark facial mask and cape over a charcoal to dark gray body, and a tall, sickle shaped dorsal fin set near the middle of the back. It lives in deep tropical and subtropical waters roughly between 40 degrees north and 35 degrees south, with some populations associated with oceanic islands such as Hawaii and the Philippines, and feeds mainly at night on pelagic and mesopelagic squid and small fish, occasionally taking crustaceans. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Peponocephala
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata: Peponocephala
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q724349 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Delphinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Wikipedia: Melon-headed whale
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source Melon-headed whale (Wikipedia)
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