WoRMS taxon details
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)
231434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231434)
accepted
Species
Delphinus (Tursio) obscurus Burmeister, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Electra breviceps Gray, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lagenorhynchus breviceps Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lagenorhynchus fitzroy Bini, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lagenorhynchus fitzroyi Flower, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lissodelphis panope Trouessart, 1904 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phocaena fitzroyi Philippi, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Prodelphinus obscurus Flower, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym for part of...)
synonym for part of Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Tursio panope Perez Canto, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 2, pl.2, fig.2 [details]
page(s): 2, pl.2, fig.2 [details]
Note "Southern Ocean"
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Southern Ocean" [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231434 on 2024-11-22
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(of Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 2, pl.2, fig.2 [details]
basis of record Shirihai, H. (2002). A complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife: the Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Alula Press FI 510 pp. [details]
additional source 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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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]
page(s): 2, pl.2, fig.2 [details]
basis of record Shirihai, H. (2002). A complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife: the Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Alula Press FI 510 pp. [details]
additional source 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]
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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Holotype Stuffed skin and skull in British Museum (Natural History), London, no. 41.1733 [details]IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient (DD) [details]
Type locality "Southern Ocean" [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal and over continental shelf and slope. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | vaaldolfyn | [details] |
| English | dusky dolphinbeakless dolphin | [details] |
| French | dauphin sombredauphin obscur | [details] |
| Spanish | delfín obscurodelfin de Fitzroy | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phocaena fitzroyi Philippi, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus breviceps Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus fitzroyi Flower, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Prodelphinus obscurus Flower, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Delphinus (Tursio) obscurus Burmeister, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus fitzroy Bini, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tursio panope Perez Canto, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Electra breviceps Gray, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
To GenBank (387 nucleotides; 162 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phocaena fitzroyi Philippi, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus breviceps Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus fitzroyi Flower, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Prodelphinus obscurus Flower, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Delphinus (Tursio) obscurus Burmeister, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lagenorhynchus fitzroy Bini, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tursio panope Perez Canto, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Electra breviceps Gray, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
To GenBank (387 nucleotides; 162 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
