Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Ziphiidae
April to June
ID characteristics
Robust, medium sized beaked whale mainly bluish grey to grey on the upperside and whitish below. Small, narrow head with indistinct melon and mid-length beak Mature male has a pair of teeth that erupt towards the tip of jawline
Small dorsal fin with variable shape, from shark-like to curved with a rounded tip