Lissodelphis peroni

Authors

Michael W. Newcomer
Thomas A. Jefferson
Robert L. Brownell Jr., NOAAFollow

Date of this Version

12-27-1996

Comments

Published in Mammalian Species, No. 531, Lissodelphis peronii (Dec. 27, 1996), pp. 1-5.

Abstract

Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Family Delphinidae. The subfamily Lissodelphinae has been proposed for this genus (Fraser and Purves, 1960), but it has not been universally accepted (Kasuya, 1973). There are two species in the genus: Lissodelphis peronii (southern right whale dolphin) and L. borealis (northern right whale dolphin). Lissodelphis peronii currently contains no subspecies.