Lissodelphis peroni

Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Family Delphinidae. The subfamily Lissodelphinae has been proposed for this genus (Fraser and Purves, 1960), but it has not been universally accepted (Kasuya, 1973). There are two species in the genus: Lissodelphis peronii (southern right whale dolphin) and L. bor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Newcomer, Michael W., Jefferson, Thomas A., Brownell, Robert L., Jr.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1996
Subjects:
Environmental Sciences
Southern Right Whale
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/99
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1106/viewcontent/Brownell_MS_1996_Lissodelphis_peronii.pdf
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Summary:Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Family Delphinidae. The subfamily Lissodelphinae has been proposed for this genus (Fraser and Purves, 1960), but it has not been universally accepted (Kasuya, 1973). There are two species in the genus: Lissodelphis peronii (southern right whale dolphin) and L. borealis (northern right whale dolphin). Lissodelphis peronii currently contains no subspecies.

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