Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 731

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329705

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scientific name

Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846)
status

 

Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846) View in CoL

[Lagenorhynchus] electra Gray 1846 View in CoL , Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror", Vol. 1: 35.

Type Locality: None given, unknown.

Vernacular Names: Melon-headed Whale.

Synonyms: Peponocephala asia ( Gray 1846) ; Peponocephala fusiformis (Owen 1866) ; Peponocephala pectoralis (Peale 1848) .

Distribution: Worldwide: tropical to warm-temperate waters.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Historically this species was included in the genus Lagenorhynchus .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetacea

Family

Delphinidae

Genus

Peponocephala

Loc

Peponocephala electra (Gray 1846)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Lagenorhynchus] electra

Gray 1846: 35
1846
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