Hector's beaked whale
A species of beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori) found in the Southern Hemisphere. The name refers to its distinctive fan-shaped teeth.
Hector's beaked whale is a rare whale that inhabits the cold waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
Hiragana-mixed spelling; less common than the full katakana form.
Kanji form using ateji for 'New Zealand' and descriptive characters for 'fan-toothed whale'; rarely encountered outside specialized literature.
From New Zealand (ニュージーランド) + 扇歯 (おうぎは, 'fan-shaped teeth') + 鯨 (くじら, 'whale'). The kanji 新西蘭 is ateji for 'New Zealand'.