Population and Distribution
This beaked whale has been recorded in the eastern tropical Pacific between Baja California and Peru through sightings and strandings. Further strandings have been recorded in Chile (29°15'S, 71°26'W) and Monterey Bay (a 3.6 m (11.8 ft) female found at Salinas State Beach) in 1995 and 2001, respectively, extending the species' range far to the north and south. Another specimen washed up in New Zealand, although this stranding is considered extralimital. No population estimates have been made.
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