Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 741

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Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958 , Sci. Rep. Whales Res. Inst. (Tokyo), 13: 53.

Type Locality: Japan, "Oiso Beach, Sagami Bay, near Tokyo." .

Vernacular Names: Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale.

Synonyms: Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala 1963 .

Distribution: North Pacific and Indian Oceans: warm-temperate to tropical waters; Japan, Taiwan, Baja California, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Australia.

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

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