Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews, 1908 . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 24:203.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Zealand, Canterbury Prov., Brighton Beach .

DISTRIBUTION: Temperate waters of Australia, New Zealand, and Kerguelen Isis.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411005004002001.