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 stejnegeri True 1885 Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885 , Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 8: 584 . Type Locality: Russia , Commander Isls, "Bering Island". Vernacular Names: Stejneger's Beaked Whale . Distribution: North Pacific: cold-temperate waters; isolated population in the Sea of Japan . Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient. Discussion: Reviewed by Loughlin and Perez (1985 , Mammalian Species, 250) and J. G. Mead (1989 c ) .