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Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846) 
AphiaID: 137103

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Tetrapoda > Mammalia > Theria > Cetartiodactyla > Cetancodonta > Cetacea > Odontoceti > Delphinidae > Peponocephala
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris, 1966
Source Not documented
Environment marine
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 80 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters between 40šN and 35šS [details]
Images 
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 36)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 36)
added on 2008-06-03 - author: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2009-04-18 00:29:46

Peponocephala electra
Peponocephala electra
added on 2009-02-16 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2013-04-20 00:02:27

Melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
Melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
added on 2009-04-23 - author: Perrin, William
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2009-04-23 01:07:31

Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
added on 2009-04-23 - author: Perrin, William
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2009-04-23 01:08:26

Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) in the Philippines
added on 2009-04-23 - author: Perrin, William
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2009-04-23 01:09:36
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137103
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z  checked  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846). In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: Land J. van der (ed). (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137103 on 2013-05-19
  

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