MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Leucopleurus acutus (Gray, 1828)

BeRMS taxon details

Leucopleurus acutus (Gray, 1828)

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 35)

AphiaID

1571853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1571853)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Leucopleurus Gray, 1866 accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846

Original name

Delphinus (Grampus) acutus Gray, 1828

Synonymised names

Delphinus acutus Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (synonym)

Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828) · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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
page(s): 2 [details]

(of Delphinus acutus Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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
page(s): 2 [details]

(of ) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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]

Taxonomic citation

Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Leucopleurus acutus (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571853 on 2025-06-01

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Leucopleurus acutus (Gray, 1828). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571853 on 2025-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-03-21 10:10:07Z

created

Fordyce, Ewan

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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
page(s): 2 [details]

original description (of Delphinus acutus Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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
page(s): 2 [details]

original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. 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. Marine Mammal Science. 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors

additional source LeDuc, R. G., Perrin, W.F.; Dizon, A. E. (1999). Phylogenetic relationships among the delphinid cetaceans based on full cytochrome B sequences. Marine Mammal Science. 15:619–648. [details]

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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database
North Sea
Unreviewed
Belgium
France
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Ireland
North Atlantic Ocean
North Sea

Definitions

Language	Name
Danish	kvaessing [from synonym]Hvidskjaevings-Springeren [from synonym]hvidskæving [from synonym]hvidskaering [from synonym]	[details]
Dutch	witzijdolfijn [from synonym]witzijdedolfijn [from synonym]witflankdolfijn [from synonym]	[details]
English	skunk porpoisejumperEschricht's dolphinAtlantic white-sided dolphin	[details]
French	dauphin à flancs blancs de l' Atlantique [from synonym]	[details]
German	Weißseitendelfin [from synonym]Springer [from synonym]nordischer Dolphin [from synonym]nordischer Delfin [from synonym]	[details]
Icelandic	leiftur [from synonym]	[details]
Italian	lagenorinco acuto [from synonym]	[details]
Lithuanian	Atlanto baltašonis delfinas [from synonym]atlantinis baltašonis delfinas [from synonym]	[details]
Modern Greek (1453-)	Λαγηνόρυγχος του Ατλαντικού [from synonym]	[details]
Norwegian	springhval [from synonym]hvitskjering [from synonym]hvidskjaevingen [from synonym]	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	kvitskjeving [from synonym]	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	kvitskjeving [from synonym]	[details]
Polish	delfin białoboki [from synonym]	[details]
Russian	атлантический белобокий дельфин [from synonym]ostrorylyi delfin [from synonym]belobokyi delfin [from synonym]	[details]
Slovenian	Atlantski pisani delfin [from synonym]	[details]
Spanish	delfín de flancos blancos del Atlántico [from synonym]delfín de flancos blancos [from synonym]delfín atlántico de flancos blancos [from synonym]	[details]
Swedish	vitsiding [from synonym]	[details]
Turkish	Atlantik beyaz yanlı yunusu [from synonym]	[details]
Ukrainian	Дельфін атлантичний білобокий [from synonym]Атлантичний білобокий дельфін [from synonym]	[details]
Welsh	dolffin ystlyswyn [from synonym]	[details]