Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore 1963

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore 1963, Am. Midl. Nat., 70: 396.

Type Locality: "La Jolla, California, 32° 51' 41" N. Lat., 117° 15' 19" W. Long." .

Vernacular Names: Hubbs' Beaked Whale.

Distribution: North Pacific: temperate waters.

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

Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 c). Very closely related to bowdoini . Orr believed that this species was synonymous with M. stejnegeri (see Mead et al., 1982). Hubbs (1946) first identified the holotype of this species as M. bowdoini .