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SPECIES Mesoplodon peruvianus

Author:Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek, 1991.
Citation:Marine Mammal Sci., 7(1): 1, 6 figs.
Common Name:Pygmy Beaked Whale
Type Locality:"Playa Paraiso (11°12' S), Huacho, Lima, Peru."
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).
Status:CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient.
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