BeRMS taxon details
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812)
137098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137098)
accepted
Species
Delphinus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Delphinus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812) Cuvier, F. G. (1812). Rapport fait à la classe des Sciences mathématiques et physiques, sur divers Cétacés pris sur les côtes de France, pricipalement sur ceux qui sont échoués près de Paimpol, le 7 janvier 1812. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 19: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499181 [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137098 on 2026-05-09
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137098 on 2026-05-09
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(of Delphinus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812) Cuvier, F. G. (1812). Rapport fait à la classe des Sciences mathématiques et physiques, sur divers Cétacés pris sur les côtes de France, pricipalement sur ceux qui sont échoués près de Paimpol, le 7 janvier 1812. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 19: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499181 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. <em>Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones.</em> 160 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>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.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. <em>Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones.</em> 160 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>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.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
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Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Risso-dolfyn | [details] |
| Basque | marzupla | [details] |
| Catalan | cap d'olla gris | [details] |
| Danish | rissosdelfinhalvrgindehvaler | [details] |
| Dutch | grijze dolfijngramperdolfijn van Risso | [details] |
| English | white-headed grampusRisso's grampusRisso's dolphingrey dolphingray grampus | [details] |
| French | marsouin grisdauphin de Rissodauphin de Cuvier | [details] |
| German | RundkopfdelphinRundkopfdelfingestreifter Delphingestreifter Delfin | [details] |
| Hebrew | גרמפוס אפורגרמפוס | [details] |
| Indonesian | temu buralumba-lumba abu-abu | [details] |
| Italian | grampo grigiogrampodelfino di Risso delfino de Risso | [details] |
| Japanese | ハナゴンドウshiro-shachisakamata kujiramazuba irukakamabire sakamatahana gondo kujira | [details] |
| Korean | keunmeori-dolgorae | [details] |
| Lithuanian | pilkasis delfinas | [details] |
| Malagasy | lambondriaka volombatolalakalambondriaka mavomavo | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σταχτοδέλφινοstachtodélfino | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rissodelfinarrdelfin | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | rissodelfinarrdelfin | [details] |
| Polish | risso szary | [details] |
| Portuguese | grampogolfinho de Rissogolfinho cinzento | [details] |
| Russian | серый дельфинseryy delfin | [details] |
| Slovenian | okrogloglavi delfin | [details] |
| Spanish | grampofabo calderondelfín grisdelfín de Rissocalderón gris | [details] |
| Swedish | rissos delfin | [details] |
| Tamil | panavai meen | [details] |
| Turkish | yuvarlak başlı yunusyuvarlak basli yunusboz yunus | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Сірий дельфінДельфін сірий | [details] |
| Welsh | dolffin Rissochyw dolffin Risso | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (298 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications) (from synonym Delphinus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grampus griseus)
To GenBank (633 nucleotides; 339 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 13944 Grampus griseus skull)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 14172 Grampus griseus skeleton)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (298 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications) (from synonym Delphinus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grampus griseus)
To GenBank (633 nucleotides; 339 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 13944 Grampus griseus skull)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP STR 14172 Grampus griseus skeleton)
To PESI
To ITIS
