Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 . Rech. Oss. Foss., 5:350.

TYPE LOCALITY: France, Bouches-du-Rhone, between Fos and the mouth of the Galegeon River .

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide, tropical, temperate, and subarctic waters.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411005006001001.