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Pacific white-sided dolphins


  • When this heading is assigned, the second subject heading [Dolphin family (Mammals)] is also assigned, e.g., 1. Pacific white-sided dolphins. 2. Dolphin family (Mammals)

  • URI(s)

  • Variants

    • Delphinus longidens
    • Hookfin porpoises
    • Lagenorhynchus longidens
    • Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
    • Lagenorhynchus ognevi
    • Pacific whitesided dolphin

  • Broader Terms

  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Pacific whitesided dolphin

  • Sources

    • found: Prevost, John F. White-sided dolphins, 1996(DLC)95008121
    • found: ITIS, viewed July 26, 2023(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens; Taxonomic rank: Species; Synonyms: Lagenorhynchus longidens, Lagenorhynchus ognevi, Delphinus longidens; Common names: Pacific white-sided dolphin; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Subphylum: Vertebrata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Cetacea; Suborder: Odontoceti, Family: Delphinidae; Genus: Lagenorhynchus)
    • found: NOAA Fisheries, viewed July 26, 2023(Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens); sometimes known as the "hookfin porpoise" because of their large, curved dorsal fin, though they are not technically porpoises)
    • found: Marine Mammal Center, viewed July 26, 2023(Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens))

  • LC Classification

    • QL737.C432

  • General Notes

    • When this heading is assigned, the second subject heading [Dolphin family (Mammals)] is also assigned, e.g., 1. Pacific white-sided dolphins. 2. Dolphin family (Mammals)

  • History Notes

    • [Heading changed from Pacific whitesided dolphin to Pacific white-sided dolphins in August 2023.]

  • Instance Of

  • Scheme Membership(s)

  • Collection Membership(s)

  • Change Notes

    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2023-08-25: revised

  • Alternate Formats