Kogia simus (Owen, 1866) . Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., 6(l):30.

TYPE LOCALITY: India, Andhra Pradesh (=Madras Presidency), Waitair .

DISTRIBUTION: Tropical to warm temperate waters of the world.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411004001002001.