Mesoplodon densirostris ( Blainville, 1817 )

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 133

Mesoplodon densirostris ( Blainville, 1817) —Blainville’s Beaked Whale

Delphinus densirostris Blainville, 1817 p.178 ; Type locality- Unknown.

Mesoplodon densirostris: Kuroda, 1938 p.14 ; Kim et al., 2000 p.82; Kim, 2004 p.235.

Range: The species has a cosmopolitan distribution but is rarely observed in the waters of Korea ( Kim 2004; Fig. 88 ). In February 1998, one adult (4.7 m in length) became stranded at Incheon (west coast; Incheon Coast Guard, unpublished data).

Remarks: The species represents the Subgenus Dioplodon ( Nowak 2003) .

Figures

FIGURE 88. Range map of Mesoplodon densirostris in Korea.