Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville 1817)

[Delphinus] densirostris Blainville 1817, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Nouv. ed., Vol. 9: 178.

Type Locality: None given, unknown.

Vernacular Names: Blainville's Beaked Whale.

Synonyms: Mesoplodon seychellensis (Gray 1846) .

Distribution: World-wide: temperate to tropical waters.

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

Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 c).