Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 107:371.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Zealand, North Island, Taranaki, Ohawe .

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Hemisphere, temperate waters, particularly off New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411005005001001.