Mesoplodon layardii Gray 1865

Mesoplodon layardii Gray 1865, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865: 357.

Type Locality: None given, probably South Africa.

Vernacular Names: Strap-toothed Whale.

Synonyms: Mesoplodon floweri Haast 1876; Mesoplodon guntheri Krefft 1871; Mesoplodon longirostris Gray 1873; Mesoplodon thomsoni Ogilby 1896 .

Distribution: Southern hemisphere: temperate waters.

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

Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 c). Mesoplodon traversii, a former synonym of M. layardii, was recently recognized as a valid species (Helden et al., 2002).