WoRMS name details
Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828
380492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380492)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Delphinus (Grampus) obscurus Gray, 1828 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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]
Taxonomic remark Name combination. Cassin, in his republication of Peale (1849) and using mostly Peale’s original description, synonymized...
Taxonomic remark Name combination. Cassin, in his republication of Peale (1849) and using mostly Peale’s original description, synonymized Phocaena australis with Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828 (Kellogg 1941, Goodall et al. 1997c). [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380492 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark Name combination. Cassin, in his republication of Peale (1849) and using mostly Peale’s original description, synonymized Phocaena australis with Delphinus obscurus Gray, 1828 (Kellogg 1941, Goodall et al. 1997c). [details]
