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title: "Spitssnuitdolfijn van Gervais"
description: "Mesoplodon europaeus — Zoogdieren. Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived), is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gulf-stream-beaked-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spitssnuitdolfijn van Gervais

> Mesoplodon europaeus — Zoogdieren. Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived), is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Mesoplodon europaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 84
- Wikidata: [Q944981](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944981)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41407](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41407)

## Names

- en: Gulf Stream Beaked Whale
- de: Gervais-Zweizahnwal
- es: Ballena De Pico De Gervais
- fr: Mésoplodon de Gervais
- nl: Spitssnuitdolfijn van Gervais
- pt: Baleia-bicuda-de-gervais
- pl: Dziobowal europejski

## Summary

Gervais's beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived), is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America. It has also stranded off South America and Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervais%27s_beaked_whale

## Photo

![Spitssnuitdolfijn van Gervais](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gulf-stream-beaked-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160497894

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gulf-stream-beaked-whale?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).