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 breviceps ( Blainville, 1838 ) —Pygmy Sperm Whale Physeter breviceps Blainville, 1838 p.337 ; Type locality- Cape of Good Hope , South Africa . Kogia floweri Gill, 1871 p.738 ; Type locality- Mazatlan , Sinaloa , Mexico . K. breviceps : Kuroda, 1938 p.13 ; Kim et al ., 2000 p.72 ; Kim, 2004 p.229 . Range: This species has a limited range in the East Sea ( Fig. 82 ). The South Korean Coast Guard chronicled the only record of this species as a by-catch at Pohang (central east coast) in 2003 (Pohang Coast Guard, unpublished data). Remarks: Kogia breviceps is considered monotypic, but geographic variation within the species has not been assessed ( Chivers et al . 2005 ).