The southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons) is fairly rotund and measures 7.5 m (25 ft) in length when physically mature, considerably smaller than the northern bottlenose whale. The melon is extremely bluff. The beak is long and white on males but grey in females. The dorsal fin is relatively small at 30–38 cm (12–15 in), set behind the middle of the back, falcate (sickle-shaped), and usually pointed. The back is light-to-mid grey. It has a lighter underside.
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