Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek 1991

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.