Mesoplodon hectori Gray 1871

Mesoplodon hectori Gray 1871, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 8: 116.

Type Locality: New Zealand, Wellington, "killed in Tatai [sic] Bay, Cook's Straits" (= Titai Bay).

Vernacular Names: Hector's Beaked Whale.

Synonyms: Mesoplodon knoxi Hector 1873 .

Distribution: Southern hemisphere: temperate waters.

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

Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 c). The North Pacific form was found to be a new species, Mesoplodon perrini Dalebout et al., 2002 .