RAMS taxon details
Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846)
231424 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231424)
accepted
Species
Balaena antipodarum Gray, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Balaena marginata Gray, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caperea antipodarum Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Neobalaena marginata Gray, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Balaena marginata Gray, 1846) Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416 [details]
Perrin, W.F. (2021). World Cetacea Database. Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846). Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231424 on 2026-05-29
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/RAMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231424 on 2026-05-29
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(of Balaena marginata Gray, 1846) Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416 [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 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]
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]
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 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]
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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pygmy right whale | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caperea antipodarum Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Balaena marginata Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Neobalaena marginata Gray, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Balaena antipodarum Gray, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caperea marginata)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Balaena marginata Gray, 1846)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 550146 Caperea marginata Jawbone A)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 550146 Caperea marginata Jawbone B)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caperea antipodarum Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Balaena marginata Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Neobalaena marginata Gray, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Balaena antipodarum Gray, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caperea marginata)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Balaena marginata Gray, 1846)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 550146 Caperea marginata Jawbone A)
To NMNH Extant Collection (MMP USNM 550146 Caperea marginata Jawbone B)
To ITIS
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