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 Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937 Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 107: 371 . Type Locality: New Zealand , North Isl, "cast upon the beach at Ohawe, in the province of Taranaki ." . Vernacular Names: Shepherd's Beaked Whale . Distribution: Southern hemisphere: cold-temperate waters, particularly off New Zealand , Chile , Argentina and Tristan de Cunha . Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient. Discussion: Reviewed by J. G. Mead (1989 a ) .