Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Cetartiodactyla > Suborder Cetancodonta > Infraorder Cetacea > Superfamily Odontoceti > Family Delphinidae > Genus Lagenorhynchus

Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LagenorhynchusGray, 1846accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): kvitskjeving sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: hvidskaering; hvidskæving sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: witflankdolfijn; witzijdedolfijn; witzijdolfijn sources: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
 English: Atlantic white-sided dolphin; jumper sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
 English-United States: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin sources: Charles Hussey
 French: dauphin à flancs blancs de l' Atlantique sources: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
 German: nordischer Delfin; nordischer Dolphin; Springer; Weißseitendelfin sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Λαγηνόρυγχος του Ατλαντικού sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Icelandic: leiftur
 Italian: lagenorinco acuto sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: atlantinis baltašonis delfinas; Atlanto baltašonis delfinas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: hvitskjering; springhval
 Norwegian Bokmål: kvitskjeving sources: Spicilegia Zoologica, 1:2
 Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitskjeving sources: Spicilegia Zoologica, 1:2
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): kvitskjeving sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: delfin białoboki sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: belobokyi delfin; ostrorylyi delfin; атлантический белобокий дельфин sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: Atlantski pisani delfin sources: Davorin Tome
 Spanish, Castillian: delfín atlántico de flancos blancos; delfín de flancos blancos; delfín de flancos blancos del Atlántico sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
 Swedish: vitsiding sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: Atlantik beyaz yanlı yunusu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Атлантичний білобокий дельфін; Дельфін атлантичний білобокий sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: dolffin ystlyswyn

Literature

original description

Gray, J. E. (1828). Original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. Spicilegia Zoologica Part 1.

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376

additional source

Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam.

additional source

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008.

additional source

Perrin, W. F., B. Würsig and J. G. M. Thewissen. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Academic Press, Amsterdam.

additional source

Carwardine, M., E. Hoyt, R. E. Fordyce and P. Gill. 1998. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Time-Life Books. Nature Company Guides, USA. 288 p.

additional source

Mead, J. G. and R. L. Brownell, Jr. (2005). Cetacea. Pages 723--743 in Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.

additional source

ITIS database

additional source

Rice, D. W. 1998. Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication 4.

additional source

Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of living whales. U.S. National Museum Bulletin 246:1--259.

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External Links

Link Marine Life Information Network - UK
Link To GBIF

Citation

Perrin, W. (2011). Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828). In: Perrin, W.F. World Cetacea Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137100

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.
IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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