Deraniyagala's beaked whale [SEP] parent taxon
Deraniyagala's beaked whale
Deraniyagala's beaked whale ("Mesoplodon hotaula") is a species of mesoplodont whale.
Taxonomy.
Deraniyagala's beaked whale was once synonymous with the Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale ("Mesoplodon ginkgodens"), until several studies confirmed that "M. hotaula" was genetically different from "M. ginkgodens". Like several other species of beaked whales, Deraniyagala's beaked whale is known only from stranded individuals, in this case, seven. The first stranding occurred in Sri Lanka, but was
"Mesoplodon densirostris" 
- Gervais' beaked whale, "Mesoplodon europaeus" 
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, "Mesoplodon ginkgodens" 
- Gray's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon grayi" 
- Hector's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon hectori" 
- Deraniyagala's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon hotaula"
- Strap-toothed whale, "Mesoplodon layardii" 
- True's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon mirus" 
- Perrin's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon perrini" 
- Pygmy beaked whale, "