Dusky Dolphin – Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Lagenorhynchus obscurusGray, 1828

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Included in cruciger by Hershkovitz (1966a:65), but considered a distinct species by Rice (1977), Brownell (l974), and Mitchell (l975a). Previously reported from Kerguelen Isls, reidentified as young specimen of Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Robineau, 1989). Rice (1998:114) recognized L. o. obscurus (South African Dusky Dolphin), L. o. fitzroyi (South American Dusky Dolphin) and an un-named subspecies (New Zealand Dusky Dolphin).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.