Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray 1828)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 727

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scientific name	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray 1828)
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[Delphinus] heavisidii Gray 1828 , Spicil. Zool., 1: 2.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., "Inhab. Cape of Good Hope".

Vernacular Names: Haviside's Dolphin.

Synonyms: Cephalorhynchus hastatus (F. Cuvier 1836) .

Distribution: South Africa to perhaps S Angola: coastal waters from Cape Town to 17°09'S ( Namibia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Type specimen was brought to the Royal College of Surgeons by Captain Haviside, at about the same time that Captain Heaviside sold a collection of anatomical specimens to the Royal College. Gray confused the two ( Rice 1998:101).