Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846

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Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846

Lagenorhynchus Gray, J.E. 1846. On the British Cetacea. Annals of Natural History 17: 82-85 [84].
Type species:
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846 by monotypy.
Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259 [60]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Temperate to cold waters of both hemispheres.

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: S oceanic

Distribution References

Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259

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)
16-Dec-2010		19-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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