Beak, front of forehead and lower jaws are white. There is not much known about this unusual whale. Dark blue-black except for snout and lower jaw which are white. This species is only known from strandings in southern Australia, in N. Z and Kerguelen Island. Dark grey-brown above and pale grey below.
Adult males have white lower jaws, beak and underside of flukes.
Also known as the New Zealand beaked whale this is the smallest of the beaked whales. Mid to dark grey and lighter on belly. As males age they become increasingly scarred with white scratches, splotches and circular marks. Head bulges forward and slopes very steeply down to the mouth. Varying shades of grey, grading down throught white on belly.