Orcaella brevirostris Owen in Gray 1866

Orcaella brevirostris Owen in Gray 1866, Cat. Seals Whales Brit. Mus.: 285.

Type Locality: "Inhab. East coast of India, the harbour of Vizagapatam" (= Vishakhapatnam Harbor, in Bay of Bengal).

Vernacular Names: Irrawady Dolphin.

Synonyms: Orcaella fluminalis Gray 1871 .

Distribution: SE Asia, N Australia and Papua New Guinea: tropical coastal waters and large rivers.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient, except for Mahakam subpopulation, which is Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Reviewed by Marsh et al. (1989). See Rice (1998:120) for details on species citation.