WoRMS taxon details
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846
254977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254977)
accepted
Species
Cephalorhynchus albiventris Fraser, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cephalorhynchus obtusata True, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cephalorhynchus panope Miller, 1928 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cephalorhynchus platyrrhinus Trouessart, 1904 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus eutropia Gray, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus lunatus Lesson, 1826 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
Eutropia dickiei Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eutropia dickii Perez Canto, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Furcio eutropia Philippi, 1895 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Phocaena (Hyperoodon) albiventris Perez Canto, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phocaena lunata Philippi, 1893 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
Phocaena obtusata Philippi, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio albiventris Philippi, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio eutropia Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio platyrrhinus Philippi, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416 [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile between...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile between 33 and 40 degrees S. [details]
Distribution East South Pacific near Chilean coast
Distribution East South Pacific near Chilean coast [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254977 on 2025-07-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416 [details]
basis of record Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
basis of record Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Holotype Skull only, no. 926a-49.5.25.2, British Museum (Natural History), London. Collected by Dr. Dickie and purchased in 1849. [details]IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened (NT) [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile between 33 and 40 degrees S. [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution East South Pacific near Chilean coast [details]Habitat in shallow coastal waters and estuaries [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | white-bellied dolphinChilean dolphinblack dolphin | [details] |
| French | dauphin noir du Chilidauphin clilien | [details] |
| Spanish | tonina negradelfín negrodelfín chileno | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cephalorhynchus panope Miller, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Delphinus eutropia Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cephalorhynchus obtusata True, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eutropia dickii Perez Canto, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Delphinus lunatus Lesson, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phocaena (Hyperoodon) albiventris Perez Canto, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phocaena lunata Philippi, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tursio albiventris Philippi, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tursio platyrrhinus Philippi, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cephalorhynchus albiventris Fraser, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tursio eutropia Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Phocaena obtusata Philippi, 1893)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalorhynchus eutropia)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus eutropia Gray, 1846)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Delphinus eutropia Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cephalorhynchus obtusata True, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eutropia dickii Perez Canto, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Delphinus lunatus Lesson, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phocaena (Hyperoodon) albiventris Perez Canto, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phocaena lunata Philippi, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tursio albiventris Philippi, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tursio platyrrhinus Philippi, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cephalorhynchus albiventris Fraser, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tursio eutropia Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Phocaena obtusata Philippi, 1893)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalorhynchus eutropia)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus eutropia Gray, 1846)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To ITIS
