PeRMS taxon details
Delphinidae Gray, 1821
136980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136980)
accepted
Family
- Genus Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Feresa Gray, 1870
- Genus Globicephala Lesson, 1828
- Genus Grampus Gray, 1828
- Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846
- Genus Lissodelphis Gloger, 1841
- Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860
- Genus Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris, 1966
- Genus Pseudorca Reinhardt, 1862
- Genus Stenella Gray, 1866
- Genus Steno Gray, 1846
- Genus Tursiops Gervais, 1855
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description The family Delphinidae has been called a 'taxonomic trash basket', because many small to medium-sized odontocetes of...
Description The family Delphinidae has been called a 'taxonomic trash basket', because many small to medium-sized odontocetes of various forms have been lumped together in this group for centuries. Consequentely, the so-called delphinids are diverse in form. They range in size from 1 to 1.88 m dolphins of the genera Sotalia and Cephalorhynchus, to the killer whale, in which males can reach lengths of at least 9.8 m. However, most delphinids share the following characteristics: a marine habitat, a noticeable beak, conical teeth, and a large falcate dorsal fin set near the middle of the back. There are exceptions to everyone of these rules, except the presence of basically conical teeth. <123> [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Delphinidae Gray, 1821. Accessed through: Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136980 on 2026-10-04
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Delphinidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136980 on 2026-10-04
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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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description The family Delphinidae has been called a 'taxonomic trash basket', because many small to medium-sized odontocetes of various forms have been lumped together in this group for centuries. Consequentely, the so-called delphinids are diverse in form. They range in size from 1 to 1.88 m dolphins of the genera Sotalia and Cephalorhynchus, to the killer whale, in which males can reach lengths of at least 9.8 m. However, most delphinids share the following characteristics: a marine habitat, a noticeable beak, conical teeth, and a large falcate dorsal fin set near the middle of the back. There are exceptions to everyone of these rules, except the presence of basically conical teeth. <123> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | dolfijnen | [details] |
| English | ocean dolphins | [details] |
| Japanese | マイルカ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | delfinfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | delfinfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | delfiner | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
