Species Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828)
Rough-toothed Dolphin
- Delphinus bredanensis Lesson, R.P. 1828. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Mammifères et des Oiseaux Découverts depuis 1788 jusqu'à nos Jours. Complément des oeuvres de Buffon, ou historie naturelle des animaux rares découverts par les naturalistes et les voyageurs depuis la mort de Buffon. Tom. 1 Cétacés. Paris : Baudoin Frères. [206] [nom. nov. for Delphinus rostratus Desmarest, 1817].
Type data:
Status unknown, (none in existence), coast of France.Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259. - Delphinus rostratus Desmarest, A.G. 1817. In, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle appliqée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs, Nouv. Édn presqu' entièrement refondue et considérablement augementée. Paris : Deterville, Tome Vol. XI. [publication date established from Duncan, F.M. 1937. On the dates of publication of the Society's 'Proceedings', 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of 'Proceedings', 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the 'Transactions', 1853–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 71–84] [160] [junior homonym of Delphinus rostratus Shaw, 1801].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (drawing and skull lost), Paimpol, Brittany, France.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 [15] (see also for synonyms based on non-Australian material)
Generic Combinations
- Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Vagrant; circumglobal in tropical waters.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Gregarious, oceanic, pelagic, predator.
General References
Butler, W.H. 1975. Additions to the fauna of Barrow Island, W.A. Western Australian Naturalist 13: 78-80
Mizazaki, N. & Perrin, W.F. 1994. Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828). pp. 1-21 in Ridgway, S.H. & Harrison, R.J. (eds). Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 5. The first book of dolphins. London : Academic Press.
Pitman, R.L. & Stinchcomb, C. 2002. Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as predators of mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Pacific Science 56: 447-450
Ritter, F. 2002. Behavioural observations of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) off La Gomera, Canary Islands (1995-2000), with special reference their interactions with humans. Aquatic Mammals 28: 46-59
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. (Rough-toothed Dolphin)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
16-Dec-2010 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |