Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek, 1991 . Marine Mammal Sci., 7(1):1, 6 figs.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Playa Paraiso (11 ° 12’ S), Huacho, Lima, Peru."

DISTRIBUTION: E South Pacific, E North Pacific: cold-temperate to tropical waters. Known from the coast of Peru between Playa Paraiso (11 °S) and San Juan de Marcona (15°S). Two specimens are known from near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico (Urban-Ramirez and Aurioles-Gamboa, in press).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.