Sousa sahulensis
Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
Australian Humpback Dolphin
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Cetacea |
| Parvorder | : Odontoceti |
| Superfamily | : Delphinoidea |
| Family | : Delphinidae |
| Subfamily | : Delphininae |
| Genus | : Sousa |
Species status
Authority citation
Jefferson, T.A. and Rosenbaum, H.C. 2014-10. Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4):1494-1541.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12152Original name as described
Sousa sahulensis
Type material
MTQ JM20036
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Saunders Beach (19° 09' 20" S, 146° 36' 26" E), NE Queensland, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Australia · Papua New Guinea · Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on populations previously attributed to S. chinensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Jefferson, T.A., Rosenbaum, H.C. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.) and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4): 1494-1541.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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