Species Feresa attenuata J.E. Gray, 1874
Pygmy Killer Whale
- Feresa attenuata Gray, J.E. 1874. Description of the skull of a new species of dolphin (Feresa attenuata). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 4: 238-239 [238] [posthumous paper].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1672a–74.11.25.1 skull only, South Seas.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259 [98]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Gregarious, oceanic, pelagic, predator.
General References
Bryden, M.M. 1976. Observations on a pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata, stranded on the east coast of Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 3: 21-28
Ross, G.J.B. & Leatherwood, S. 1994. Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuta Gray, 1874. pp. 387-404 in Ridgway, S.H. & Harrison, R.J. (eds). Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 5. The first book of dolphins. London : Academic Press.
Watson, L. 1981. Sea Guide to Whales of the World. London : Hutchinson 302 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Pygmy Killer Whale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Dec-2010 | 16-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |