Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Aliama desmarestii Gray, 1864, Aliama indica Gray, 1865, Delphinorhynchus australis Burmeister, 1865, Delphinus desmaresti Risso, 1826, Delphinus philippii Cocco, 1846, Epiodon australe Burmeister, 1867, Epiodon australis Gray, 1871, Epiodon chathamiensis Hector, 1873, Epiodon cryptodon Gray, 1870, Epiodon desmarestii Carus, 1893, Epiodon heraultii Gray, 1872, Epiodon patachonicum Burmeister, 1867, Hyperodon semijunctus Cope, 1865, Hyperondon semijunctus Hall & Kelson, 1959, Hyperoodon capensis Gray, 1865, Hyperoodon desmarestii Gray, 1850, Hyperoodon doumetii Gray, 1850, Hyperoodon gervaisii Duvernoy, 1851, Petrorhynchus capensis Gray, 1865, Petrorhynchus indicus Gray, 1865, Petrorhynchus mediterraneus Gray, 1871, Ziphiorrhynchus cryptodon Burmeister, 1865, Ziphius aresques Gray, 1871, Ziphius australis Trouessart, 1904, Ziphius cavirostris indicus Deraniyagala, 1945, Ziphius chatamensis Lahille, 1899, Ziphius chathamensis Flower, 1885, Ziphius chathamiensis Iredale & Troughton, 1934, Ziphius cryptodon Fischer, 1857, Ziphius decavirostris Gray, 1871, Ziphius grebnitzkii Stejneger, 1883, Ziphius indicus Van Beneden, 1863, Ziphius novaezealandiae Haast, 1876, Ziphius savii Richiardi, 1873, Zyphius chathamensis Moreno, 1895, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Migrant

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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