Species name | Body length (cm) | Proportion of neonate, NBL*1/FBL*2 (%) | Average (%) | Min & Max in the Family (%) | Source | |||||||||
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Min | Max | Min | Max | Min NBL/Min FBL | Min NBL/Max FBL | Max NBL/Min FBL | Max NBL/Max FBL | Species | Family | Min | Max | |||
Sowerby’s Beaked Whale | M. bidens | 510 | – | 240 | – | 47.1 | – | – | – | 47.1 | 43.0 | 25.6 | 53.2 | Jefferson et al. (2015) |
Andrews’ Beaked Whale | M. bowdoini | 440 | – | 220 | – | 50.0 | – | – | – | 50.0 | ||||
Hubb’s Beaked Whale | M. carlhubbsi | 530 | 540 | 250 | – | 47.2 | 46.3 | – | – | 46.7 | ||||
Blainville’s Beaked Whale | M. densirostris | 470 | – | 200 | 250 | 42.6 | – | 53.2 | – | 47.9 | ||||
Gervais’ Beaked Whale | M. europaeus | 480 | – | 210 | – | 43.8 | – | – | – | 43.8 | ||||
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale | M. ginkgodens | 530 | – | 200 | 250 | 37.7 | – | 47.2 | – | 42.5 | ||||
Gray’s Beaked Whale | M. grayi | 530 | – | 210 | 220 | 39.6 | – | 41.5 | – | 40.6 | ||||
Hector’s Beaked Whale | M. hectori | 430 | – | 190 | 200 | 44.2 | – | 46.5 | – | 45.3 | ||||
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale | M. layardii | 620 | – | 300 | – | 48.4 | – | – | – | 48.4 | ||||
True’s Beaked Whale | M. mirus | 530 | 540 | 200 | 250 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 47.2 | 46.3 | 42.1 | ||||
Pygmy Beaked Whale | M. peruvianus | 370 | 390 | 160 | – | 43.2 | 41.0 | – | – | 42.1 | ||||
Stejneger’s Beaked Whale | M. stejnegeri | 570 | – | 230 | 250 | 40.4 | – | 43.9 | – | 42.1 | ||||
Northern Bottlenose Whale | H. ampullatus | 860 | – | 300 | 350 | 34.9 | – | 40.7 | – | 37.8 | ||||
Southern Bottlenose Whale | H. planifrons | 750 | 780 | 200 | 300 | 26.7 | 25.6 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 32.7 | ||||
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale | Z. cavirostris | 850 | – | 270 | – | 31.8 | – | – | – | 31.8 | ||||
Shepherd’s Beaked Whale | T. shepherdi | 660 | – | 300 | 340 | 45.5 | – | 51.5 | – | 48.5 | ||||
Arnoux’s Beaked Whale | B. arnuxii | 930 | – | 400 | – | 43.0 | – | – | – | 43.0 | ||||
Baird’s Beaked Whale | B. bairdii | 1110 | – | 460 | – | 41.4 | – | – | – | 41.4 | ||||
Longman’s Beaked Whale | I. pacificus | 565 | 648 | 235 | 291 | 41.6 | 36.3 | 51.5 | 44.9 | 43.6 | – | 36.3 | 51.5 | Dalebout et al. (2003); Yamada et al. (2004); Yang et al. (2008); Yatabe et al. (2010); This publication |