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SPECIES Mesoplodon perrini

Author:Dalebout et al., 2002.
Citation:Mar. Mam. Sci., 18(3): 577.
Common Name:Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Type Locality:U.S.A., Carlsbad, California.
Distribution:Cold temperate waters, eastern North Pacific.
Status:CITES – Appendix II.
Comments:Was first described as Mesoplodon hectori by Mead (1981), subsequently recognized as a new species by Dalebout et al. (2002).
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