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SPECIES Tasmacetus shepherdi

Author:Oliver, 1937.
Citation:Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 107: 371, pls. 1-5.
Common Name:Shepherd’s Beaked Whale
Type Locality:New Zealand, North Isl, "cast upon the beach at Ohawe, in the province of Taranaki."
Distribution:Southern hemisphere: cold-temperate waters, particularly off New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Tristan de Cunha.
Status:CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient.
Comments:Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989a).
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