WoRMS taxon details
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore, 1963
254990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254990)
accepted
Species
Mesoplodon bowdoini Hubbs, 1946 · unaccepted (misidentification)
Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959 · unaccepted (misidentification)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Moore, J. C. (1963). Recognizing certain species of beaked whales of the Pacific Ocean. The American Midland Naturalist 70:396--428.
page(s): 422--426 [details]
page(s): 422--426 [details]
Note La Jolla, California, U.S.A., North Pacific...
From editor or global species database
Type locality La Jolla, California, U.S.A., North Pacific (32 degrees 51 minutes 41 seconds North latitude, 117 degree 15 minutes 19 seconds West longitude). [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254990 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Moore, J. C. (1963). Recognizing certain species of beaked whales of the Pacific Ocean. The American Midland Naturalist 70:396--428.
page(s): 422--426 [details]
basis of record Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
page(s): 422--426 [details]
basis of record Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Holotype Skeleton, hyoids and pelvic in alchohol, dorsal fin, fluke tip, one eye; U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, no. 278031, collected July 25, 1946, by Carl Hubbs. [details]IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient (DD) [details]
Type locality La Jolla, California, U.S.A., North Pacific (32 degrees 51 minutes 41 seconds North latitude, 117 degree 15 minutes 19 seconds West longitude). [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat oceanic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Hubbs' beaked whalearch-beaked whale | [details] |
| French | mesoplodon de Hubbsbaleine à bec de Hubbs | [details] |
| Indonesian | paus hubbsi | [details] |
| Japanese | ハッブスオウギハクジラオウギハクジラ [from synonym]Hubbs' oogiha kujira | [details] |
| Russian | remnezub Hubbsa | [details] |
| Spanish | zifio de Hubbsballena picuda de Hubbs | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Mesoplodon bowdoini Hubbs, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon bowdoini) (from synonym Mesoplodon bowdoini Hubbs, 1946)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon stejnegeri) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 278031 Mesoplodon carlhubbsi holotype)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Mesoplodon bowdoini Hubbs, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon bowdoini) (from synonym Mesoplodon bowdoini Hubbs, 1946)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesoplodon stejnegeri) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 278031 Mesoplodon carlhubbsi holotype)
To ITIS
