Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865:357, fig.

TYPE LOCALITY: None given, probably South Africa .

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Hemisphere: temperate waters.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: floweri, guntheri, longirostris, thomsoni, traversa.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989c).