Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846) —Melon-headed Whale, electra dolphin

Lagenorhynchus electra Gray, 1846 p.35; Type locality is unknown.

Peponocephala electra: Kim et al., 2000 p.89; Kim, 2004 p.240.

Range: A stranded P. electra on the beach at Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk Province (East Coast) in 2009 represented the first and only record of P. electra in Korea (Kim et al. 2010; Fig. 97).

Remarks: Originally described as Lagenorhynchus electra, the melon-headed whale was recently placed in the monospecific Genus Peponocephala . This taxon has no current taxonomic confusion or recognized subspecies (Jefferson & Barros 1997).