Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Kogia sima ( Owen, 1866 ) —Dwarf Sperm Whale Physeter ( Euphyseter ) simus Owen, 1866 p.30 ; Type locality- Andhra Pradesh , India . Kogia simus : Kuroda, 1938 p.13 ; Kim et al ., 2000 p.73 . K. sima : Kim, 2004 p.230 . Range: Although no record exists in Korea , stranded dwarf sperm whales have been reported along the west coast of Japan near Korea ( 200 km from Busan ; National Museum of Nature and Science 2009 ). The species is expected to inhabit waters of the East Sea along the coast of Korea ( Kim 2004; Fig. 83 ). Remarks: The dwarf sperm whale has sometimes been designated erroneously under ‘ Kogia simus ’. The scientific name is here corrected to K. sima for agreement with Latin gender ( Rice 1998 ). Although K. sima is considered monotypic, mtDNA analysis suggested two reproductively isolated clades between the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans ( Chivers et al . 2005 ).