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Prodelphinus attemiatus, Gray. * Colour dark 

 above, ashy grey below. Teeth, 35-44. Vertebrae, 

 8 1, of which 15 dorsal. 



The very large number of vertebrae distinguish this 

 species so far as is known. It appears to be identical 

 with the following three species : Delphinus pseudo- 

 delphis, Wiegmann ; Steno capensis, Gray ; Clyiuene 

 punctata, Id. 



It is widely distributed : Cape Horn, Cape of Good 

 Hope, Bay of Bengal, North Atlantic. 



Prodelphinus cceruleo-albus, Meyen,t has the dorsal 

 fins not deeply emarginate. Fourteen dorsal vertebrae. 

 Teeth, 50. Hab., South America. 



This dolphin has the lateral strip which is found 

 in many of the species of Prodelphinus. 



Prodelphinus euphrosyne, Gray \ (with probable 

 synonyms : D. styx, Gray ; D. tethyos, Gervais ; 

 D. marginatus, Duvernoy ; Tursio dorcides, Gray ; 

 Clymene dorides, Gray ; Clymenia euphrosynoides, Id.) 

 has a length about 8 feet. Dorsal fin high and 

 falcate ; pectoral fins small. Vertebrae, 76 ; 15 

 dorsals. Teeth, 45. 



Like the preceding species this has a long, narrow, 



* ZooL " 'Erebus" and '" Terror? 1846, p. 44. 



t Nova Acta Nat.-Ciiriosorum, 1833, xvi., p. 609. 



% ZooL "Erebus" and '" Terror? 1846, p. 40. 



