Order Cetacea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 723 743 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Mesoplodon mirus True 1913 Mesoplodon mirus True 1913 , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 60 (25): 1 . Type Locality: USA , "stranded in the outer bank of Bird Island Shoal in the harbor of Beaufort, North Carolina ". Vernacular Names: True's Beaked Whale . Distribution: North Atlantic, South Atlantic coast of South Africa , Australia : temperate waters. Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient. Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 c ) .