Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 8:117.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Zealand, Wellington, Titai Bay .

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Hemisphere, temperate waters, and in the northern Pacific; see Mead, 1981, J. Mammal, 62:430-432.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411005004008001.