Cetacea taxon details
Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801)
Delphinorhynchus gangeticus Lesson, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801 · unaccepted (basionym)
Delphinus rostrats F. Cuvier, 1836 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Delphinus rostratus Shaw, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus schawensis F. Cuvier, 1836 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Delphinus shawensis Blainville, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Platanista indi Blyth, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Soosoo gangeticus Hamilton, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Susa planista Wagler, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Susu platanista Lesson, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Platanista gangetica gangetica Roxburgh, 1801
- Subspecies Platanista gangetica minor Owen, 1853
fresh, terrestrial
Lebeck, H. J. (1801). Delphinus delphis beschrieben von Herrn Heinrich Julius Lebeck. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Neue Schriften 2:280-282, pl. [details]
Note Hooghly River, near Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Hooghly River, near Calcutta, West Bengal, India. [details]
Distribution Ganges,Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli and Indus river systems
Distribution Ganges,Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli and Indus river systems [details]
Perrin, W.F. (2021). World Cetacea Database. Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254967 on 2025-04-20
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Lebeck, H. J. (1801). Delphinus delphis beschrieben von Herrn Heinrich Julius Lebeck. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Neue Schriften 2:280-282, pl. [details]
original description (of Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801) Roxburgh, W. (1801). An account of a new species of <i>Delphinus</i>, and inhabitant of the Ganges. Asiatick Researches - Transactions of the Asiatick Society (Calcutta ed.)7:170, pl.5. [details]
basis of record 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 Roxburgh, W. (1801). An account of a new species of <i>Delphinus</i>, and inhabitant of the Ganges. Asiatick Researches - Transactions of the Asiatick Society (Calcutta ed.)7:170, pl.5. [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]
original description (of Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801) Roxburgh, W. (1801). An account of a new species of <i>Delphinus</i>, and inhabitant of the Ganges. Asiatick Researches - Transactions of the Asiatick Society (Calcutta ed.)7:170, pl.5. [details]
basis of record 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 Roxburgh, W. (1801). An account of a new species of <i>Delphinus</i>, and inhabitant of the Ganges. Asiatick Researches - Transactions of the Asiatick Society (Calcutta ed.)7:170, pl.5. [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Ganges,Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli and Indus river systems [details]Holotype Adult male found stranded November, 1797, and figured by Roxburgh. Rostrum and lower jaw collected also collected by Roxburgh in same locality and according to Owen (1853) was in the collection of the College of Surgeons (No. 2182)is potential neotype. [details]
IUCN Red List Category Endangered (EN) [details]
Type locality Hooghly River, near Calcutta, West Bengal, India. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | shihuhiho | [details] |
| Bengali | sishu maachshushukhungmaachfoomaach | [details] |
| Czech | defínovec ganžský | [details] |
| Dutch | Gangesdolfijn | [details] |
| English | susuSouth Asian river dolphinIndus River dolphinGangetic dolphinGanges River dolphinblind river dolphinbhulan | [details] |
| French | sousouplataniste de l'Indus, or plataniste du Ganges | [details] |
| German | Ganges-Delphin | [details] |
| Hindi | sunsarsoonse | [details] |
| Italian | delfino cieco | [details] |
| Nepali (individual language) | swongsusus matsya | [details] |
| Portuguese | golfinho do Ganges, do Indo | [details] |
| Sindhi | bhulan | [details] |
| Spanish | platanista del Ganges, or platanista del Indus | [details] |
| Urdu | dolphin muchli | [details] |
MarineBio.org
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Delphinus rostrats F. Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (233 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Delphinus schawensis F. Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Susu platanista Lesson, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Delphinus shawensis Blainville, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Delphinus rostratus Shaw, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platanista gangetica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platanista indi) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To GenBank (229 nucleotides; 299 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP Odontoceti Platanista gangetica USNM 23456 skull earbones)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Delphinus rostrats F. Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (233 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Delphinus schawensis F. Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Susu platanista Lesson, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Delphinus shawensis Blainville, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Delphinus rostratus Shaw, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platanista gangetica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platanista indi) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Platanista indi Blyth, 1859)
To GenBank (229 nucleotides; 299 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP Odontoceti Platanista gangetica USNM 23456 skull earbones)
To ITIS
