Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937

Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 107: 371.

Type Locality: New Zealand, North Isl, "cast upon the beach at Ohawe, in the province of Taranaki." .

Vernacular Names: Shepherd's Beaked Whale.

Distribution: Southern hemisphere: cold-temperate waters, particularly off New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Tristan de Cunha.

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

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