Mesoplodon stejnegeri True, 1885 . Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 8:584, pl. 25.

TYPE LOCALITY: Russia, Commander Isis, "Bering Island" .

DISTRIBUTION: North Pacific: cold-temperate waters.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Loughlin and Perez (1985, Mammalian Species, 250) and J. G. Mead (1989c).