Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 . Rech. Oss. Foss., Nouv. ed., 5(1):350.

TYPE LOCALITY: France, "dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône, entre de Fos et l'embouchure du Galégeon" (= between Fos and the mouth of the Galégeon River) .

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide: cold-temperate to tropical waters.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: australis, capensis, chathamensis, indicus .

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Heyning (1989b).