Lagenorhynchus albirostris
1. White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris French: Dauphin a bec blanc / German: Weil 3schnauzendelfin / Spanish: Delfin de hocico blanco Other common names: \White-beaked Porpoise, White-nosed Dolphin Taxonomy. Delphinus albirostris Gray, 1846, type locality unknown. Later designated by J....
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6611088 2024-09-15T17:58:02+00:00 Lagenorhynchus albirostris Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson 2014-07-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611088 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD4CCC61762DFFE5FFD1FE4AE15BFC08 unknown Lynx Edicions https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6610922 http://publication.plazi.org/id/4175B419762FFFE7FFAAFFFEE608FFEC https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/BD4CCC61762DFFE5FFD1FE4AE15BFC08 https://www.gbif.org/species/195730912 https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/63548/taxon/BD4CCC61762DFFE5FFD1FE4AE15BFC08.taxon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6610999 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6610930 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611087 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611088 oai:zenodo.org:6611088 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD4CCC61762DFFE5FFD1FE4AE15BFC08 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus Lagenorhynchus albirostris info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2014 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.661108810.5281/zenodo.661092210.5281/zenodo.661099910.5281/zenodo.661093010.5281/zenodo.6611087 2024-07-27T06:03:06Z 1. White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris French: Dauphin a bec blanc / German: Weil 3schnauzendelfin / Spanish: Delfin de hocico blanco Other common names: \White-beaked Porpoise, White-nosed Dolphin Taxonomy. Delphinus albirostris Gray, 1846, type locality unknown. Later designated by J. E. Gray in 1846 as “North Sea, coast of Norfolk,” England, UK, and further modified by Gray in 1850 to “Great Yarmouth.” Taxonomy of Lagenorhynchus is currently in dispute. Recent molecular analyses have revealed that the genus is not monophyletic. L. albirostris is the type species, but more recent molecular studies have shown that not all of the other members of the genus are close relatives, so those species will likely be placed into different genera sometime in the near future. L. albirostris may belong to an isolated lineage within Delphinidae. Monotypic. Distribution. Temperate to subarctic waters of the N Atlantic including S Davis Strait, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Barents Sea, and North Sea, S to Cape Cod (USA) in the E and the coasts of N France in the W. Extralimital sightings in the Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, and Iberian Peninsula. Descriptive notes. Total length 240-310 cm; weight 180-350 kg. Neonates are 110-120 cm long and weigh c.40 kg. Male White-beaked Dolphins are slightly larger than females. The White-beaked Dolphin has a robust body shape more reminiscent of porpoises (Phocoenidae) than other delphinids (ocean dolphins), and a short beak only 5-8 cm long. Dorsal fin and flippers are long and falcate, with pointed tips. Upper flanks and back are black to dark gray, and belly and beak are white to pale gray. Most of the tailstock is pale mottled gray, and a pale gray streak extends anteriorly from this area onto upper flanks in front of dorsal fin. There may also be pale gray streaks around eyes. Dorsal fin, flukes, and flippers tend to be a uniform dark gray, and there may also be a black patch on the chest. There are 22-28 pairs of sharp, conical teeth in each jaw. Habitat. Throughout North ... Other/Unknown Material Barents Sea Davis Strait Lagenorhynchus albirostris Subarctic White-beaked dolphin Zenodo |
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1. White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris French: Dauphin a bec blanc / German: Weil 3schnauzendelfin / Spanish: Delfin de hocico blanco Other common names: \White-beaked Porpoise, White-nosed Dolphin Taxonomy. Delphinus albirostris Gray, 1846, type locality unknown. Later designated by J. E. Gray in 1846 as “North Sea, coast of Norfolk,” England, UK, and further modified by Gray in 1850 to “Great Yarmouth.” Taxonomy of Lagenorhynchus is currently in dispute. Recent molecular analyses have revealed that the genus is not monophyletic. L. albirostris is the type species, but more recent molecular studies have shown that not all of the other members of the genus are close relatives, so those species will likely be placed into different genera sometime in the near future. L. albirostris may belong to an isolated lineage within Delphinidae. Monotypic. Distribution. Temperate to subarctic waters of the N Atlantic including S Davis Strait, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Barents Sea, and North Sea, S to Cape Cod (USA) in the E and the coasts of N France in the W. Extralimital sightings in the Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, and Iberian Peninsula. Descriptive notes. Total length 240-310 cm; weight 180-350 kg. Neonates are 110-120 cm long and weigh c.40 kg. Male White-beaked Dolphins are slightly larger than females. The White-beaked Dolphin has a robust body shape more reminiscent of porpoises (Phocoenidae) than other delphinids (ocean dolphins), and a short beak only 5-8 cm long. Dorsal fin and flippers are long and falcate, with pointed tips. Upper flanks and back are black to dark gray, and belly and beak are white to pale gray. Most of the tailstock is pale mottled gray, and a pale gray streak extends anteriorly from this area onto upper flanks in front of dorsal fin. There may also be pale gray streaks around eyes. Dorsal fin, flukes, and flippers tend to be a uniform dark gray, and there may also be a black patch on the chest. There are 22-28 pairs of sharp, conical teeth in each jaw. Habitat. Throughout North ... |
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
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Barents Sea Davis Strait Lagenorhynchus albirostris Subarctic White-beaked dolphin |
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Barents Sea Davis Strait Lagenorhynchus albirostris Subarctic White-beaked dolphin |
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