Editing Pygmy right whale (section)

== Population and distribution ==
The pygmy right whale is among the least studied cetaceans; until 2008, fewer than 25 sightings of the species had been made at sea.<ref name=Kemper/> The species lives in the Southern Hemisphere and is believed to be [[wikt:circumpolar|circumpolar]], living in a band from about [[30th parallel south|30°S]] to [[55th parallel south|55°S]]<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> in areas with surface water temperatures between {{convert|5|and|20|C|F}}.<ref name=Shirihai/> Individuals have been found on the coasts of [[Chile]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cabrera |first1=E. |last2=Carlson |first2=C. |last3=Galletti |first3=V.M.B. |last4=Cardenas |first4=J.C. |last5=Brownell Jr. |first5=R.L. |year=2005 |title=A pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) from Chiloe Island, Chile |publisher=SC/57/O20}}</ref> [[Tierra del Fuego]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. One group may be a year-round resident off [[Tasmania]].<ref name=Shirihai/> The total population is unknown. 

There is an extralimital stranding record in the Northern Hemisphere.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Cheng-Hsiu |last1=Tsai |first2=James G. |last2=Mead |year=2018 |doi=10.1186/s40851-018-0117-8 |title=Crossing the equator: a northern occurrence of the pygmy right whale |journal=Zoological Letters |volume=4 |issue=30|page=30 |pmid=30574356 |pmc=6296048 |doi-access=free }}</ref>