Perrin's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon Perrini (2002)
Perrin's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon perrini) was named as a new species in 2002. It was originally found in 1975 off the coast of California, but misidentified as Hector's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon hectori). It is now thought to me more closely related to the Pygmy Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus), which was only itself described in 1991.
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