Species Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
Australian Hump-backed Dolphin, Australian Humpback Dolphin
- Sousa sahulensis Jefferson, T.A. & Rosenbaum, H.C. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4): 1494–1541 [1526].
Type data:
Holotype MTQ JM20036 ♂, skull only, Saunders Beach, Townsville [19°09'20"S, 146°36'26"E]. - Sousa queenslandensis Gaskin, D.E. 1972. Whales, Dolphins and Seals, with Special Reference to the New Zealand Region. London : Heinemann 200 pp. [nomen nudum].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Sousa chinensis Osbeck, 1765 [a misidentification]. —
van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. 2008. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp. [836]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef near Exmouth Bay, WA, to northern NSW; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Papua New Guinea)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Bannister, J.L., Kemper, C.M. & Warneke, R.M. 1996. The Action Plan for Australian Cetaceans. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 242 pp. (as S. chinensis)
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [369]
Mendez, M., Jefferson, T.A., Kolokotronis, S.O. et al. 2013. Integrating multiple lines of evidence to better understand the evolutionary divergence of humpback dolphins along their entire distribution range: A new dolphin species in Australian waters? Molecular Ecology 22: 5936–5948
Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A.A. & Harrison, P.L. 2014. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. Melbourne, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 1038 pp. [828] (as S. chinensis)
Common Name References
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [369] (Australian Hump-backed Dolphin)
Jefferson, T.A. & Rosenbaum, H.C. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4): 1494–1541 [1530] (Australian Humpback Dolphin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2020 | DELPHINIDAE | 28-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| DELPHINIDAE | 23-Jun-2016 | ADDED |