| Citation | Rice, D.W., 1998 Marine Mammals of the World Systematics and Distribution. Special Publication number 4: The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 231p. |
| Ref. | 1522 Rice, D.W., 1998 |
| Page | 92 |
| Named Used as Valid | Mesoplodon densirostris |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Tropical and temperate waters around the world; North to Nova Scotia, Wales, Scotland, Portugal, Western Mediterranean, Japan, Midway, Central California, and south to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, South Africa, Tasmania and central Chile. |