Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek 1991

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 742

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329913
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scientific name	Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek 1991
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Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek 1991 , Mar. Mam. Sci., 7 (1): 1.

Type Locality: "Playa Paraiso (11°12' S), Huacho, Lima, Peru." .

Vernacular Names: Pygmy Beaked Whale.

Distribution: E South Pacific, E North Pacific: cold-temperate to tropical waters. Known from the coast of Peru between Playa Paraiso (11°S) and San Juan de Marcona (15°S). Two specimens are known from near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico ( Urban-Ramirez and Aurioles-Gamboa, 1992).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient.