RAS taxon details
Sagmatias obscurus (Gray, 1828)
1571913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1571913)
accepted
Species
Sagmatias accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846
Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Delphinus fitzroyi Waterhouse, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson & Garnot, 1827 · uncertain > nomen dubium
Prodelphinus petersii Lutken, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details] 
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Sagmatias obscurus (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2024) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571913 on 2025-04-04
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Sagmatias obscurus (Gray, 1828). Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571913 on 2025-04-04
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(of Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868) Gray, J.E.; Wing, W. (1868). Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. (Illustrated with 37 plates, by the late William Wing.). 1-10, pls: 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869421 [details]
original description (of Delphinus fitzroyi Waterhouse, 1838) Waterhouse, G. R. (1838). On a new species of the genus Delphinus. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:23–54. [details]
original description (of Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson & Garnot, 1827) Lesson, R. P.; Garnot, P. (1827). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, sous le ministément et conformément aux instructions de S. E. M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Ministre de la Marine; et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence Mgr Le Cte de Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par M. L. I. Duperrey, Capitaine de Frégate, Chevalier de Saint-Louis et member de la Légion d'Honneur, commandant de l'expédition. Zoologie. Tome Premier, Part 1 [Voyage around the world, executed by order of the king, on the corvette of His Majesty, La Coquille, during the years 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825, under the ministry and in accordance with the instructions of S. E. M. the Marquis of Clermont-Tonnere, Minster of Marine; and published under the auspices of his Excellency Le Cte de Chabrol, Minister of the Marine and Colonies, by M. L. I. Duperrey, Captain Frégate, Knight of Saint-Louis and member of the Legion of Honor, commander of the expedition. Zoology. Volume 1, Part 1]. Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue Hautefeuille, N?23. Paris, France. Text, 630 pp. + Atlas. [details]
original description (of Prodelphinus petersii Lutken, 1889) Lütken, C. F. (1889). Bidrag til Kundskab om de tre pelagiske Tandhval-Slægter Steno, Delphinus og Prodelphinus [A contribution to the knowledge regarding the three pelagic toothed whales Steno, Delphinus and Prodelphinus]. Spolia Atlantica. Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 6te Række, naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk Afd. 5te Bd. I:1–66. [details]
original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
taxonomy source Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors
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 fitzroyi Waterhouse, 1838) Waterhouse, G. R. (1838). On a new species of the genus Delphinus. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:23–54. [details]
original description (of Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson & Garnot, 1827) Lesson, R. P.; Garnot, P. (1827). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, sous le ministément et conformément aux instructions de S. E. M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Ministre de la Marine; et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence Mgr Le Cte de Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par M. L. I. Duperrey, Capitaine de Frégate, Chevalier de Saint-Louis et member de la Légion d'Honneur, commandant de l'expédition. Zoologie. Tome Premier, Part 1 [Voyage around the world, executed by order of the king, on the corvette of His Majesty, La Coquille, during the years 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825, under the ministry and in accordance with the instructions of S. E. M. the Marquis of Clermont-Tonnere, Minster of Marine; and published under the auspices of his Excellency Le Cte de Chabrol, Minister of the Marine and Colonies, by M. L. I. Duperrey, Captain Frégate, Knight of Saint-Louis and member of the Legion of Honor, commander of the expedition. Zoology. Volume 1, Part 1]. Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue Hautefeuille, N?23. Paris, France. Text, 630 pp. + Atlas. [details]
original description (of Prodelphinus petersii Lutken, 1889) Lütken, C. F. (1889). Bidrag til Kundskab om de tre pelagiske Tandhval-Slægter Steno, Delphinus og Prodelphinus [A contribution to the knowledge regarding the three pelagic toothed whales Steno, Delphinus and Prodelphinus]. Spolia Atlantica. Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. 6te Række, naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk Afd. 5te Bd. I:1–66. [details]
original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
taxonomy source Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors
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]
