Gervais' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus

Classification

Ziphiidae [family]

Mesoplodon [genus] (2)

Ziphiidae [family]

Mesoplodon [genus] (2)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Found stranded on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. Expected to occur around Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten.

Debrot, A.O., Meyer, J.A. de, Dezentje, P.J.E. 1998. Additional records and a review of the Cetacean fauna of the Leeward Dutch Antilles. Caribbean Journal of Science 34: 204-210.
Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H. & Scheidat, M. 2011. The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns. 8pp. IMARES, Den Helder.
MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.