Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 . Smithson. Misc. Coll., 60(25):l.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., North Carolina, Beaufort Harbor, Bird Island Shoal .

DISTRIBUTION: North Atlantic, temperate waters, South Atlantic coast of South Africa.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411005004010001.