Genus Berardius Duvernoy, 1851
- Berardius Duvernoy, G.L. 1851. Mémoire sur les caractères ostéologiques des genres nouveaux ou des espèces nouvelle de cétacés vivants ou fossiles, dont les squelettes entiers, ou les têtes seulement, sont conservés dans les galéries d'anatomie comparée du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris XV Zool. 1851: 5-71 [52].
Type species:
Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851 by original designation.Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259; Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. & Koeppl, J.W. (eds) 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Lawrence, Kansas : Allen Press & Assoc. Syst. Coll. ix 694 pp.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259 [122]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Antitropical waters, but absent from North Atlantic.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
Distribution References
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Dec-2010 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |