Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885
- Dataset
- Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Cetacea
- family
- Hyperoodontidae
- genus
- Mesoplodon
- species
- Mesoplodon stejnegeri
discussion
Remarks: Although isolated populations reside in the East Sea, the taxonomic status of the population remains uncertain.
distribution
Range: Stranding and by-catch of Stejneger’s beaked whales have mostly occurred along the east coast of southern Gangwon Province and Gyeongsangbuk Province (Fig. 87). The population in the East Sea has likely become isolated from the Pacific Ocean (Loughlin & Perez 1985). Few observations of the species have occurred during marine surveys in Korea (Cetacean Research Institute 2007).
Name
- Homonyms
- Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885