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Commerson's dolphin
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species of mammal
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Commerson's dolphin, scientifically known as *Cephalorhynchus commersonii*, is a species of marine mammal within the family Delphinidae. It belongs to the order Cetartiodactyla, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The species is named after Philibert Commerson and is also referred to by common names such as Delfín de Commerson, Jacobita, and Tonina Overa. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as Lacépède, 1804.
The dolphin is classified under the genus *Cephalorhynchus* and exists during the Holocene time period. Its recorded range includes Brazil. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2017.
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Species
Least ConcernCommerson's dolphin
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
Observations: These animals do not commonly live more than 10 years in the wild with the oldest animal ever found being 18 years old (Ronald Nowak 1999). One wild born animal was still living in captivity at 25.8 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005). Given the lack of detailed studies, however, their maximum longevity is classified as unknown.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cephalorhynchus
- Named after
- Philibert Commerson
- Image
- Commdolph01.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Cephalorhynchus commersonii
- Commons category
- Cephalorhynchus commersonii
- taxon common name
- Commerson-Delfin
- sequenced genome URL
- www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Cephalorhynchus_commersonii
- taxon range
- Brazil
- time period
- Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) is also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America). It is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically isolated but locally common subspecies. The principal subspecies, C.c.commersonii, has sharply-delineated black-and-white patterning and is found around the tip of South America. The secondary subspecies, C.c.kerguelenensis, is larger than C.c.commersonii, has a less-sharply delineated dark and light grey patterning with a white ventral band, and is found around the Kerguelen Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The dolphin is named after French naturalist Dr. Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Commerson's dolphin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.