Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. Mesoplodon traversii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species2008. [24 March 2009]. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.