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Oxypterus Rafinesque 



Oxypterus Rafinesque, 1814, Precis des . . . somiologie, p. 13 [type species: 



0. mongitori Rafinesque, by monotypy]. 

 Dipterocetus Gloger, 1842, Hand- und Hilfsbuch der Naturgeschichte, 



1: xxxiv, 169 [type species: D. mongitori Rafinesque, by monotypy]. 



Oxypterus mongitori Rafinesque 



Oxypterus mongitori Rafinesque, 1814, Precis des . . . somiologie, p. 13 

 [Mediterranean Sea (type locality)]. 



Remarks: Entire description is "a deux nageoires dorsales." 

 Glossary of Cetacean Vernacular Names 



Unless otherwise indicated, the language of the vernacular name is English. The 

 Latin alphabet is used throughout. 



Abugulikh (Aleutian). Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus. 



Afale (Turkish). Tursiops truncatus Montagu. 



Afalina (Russian). Tursiops truncatus Montagu. 



Agalagitakg (Aleutian). Balaenoptera borealis Lesson. 



Agamakhchik (Aleutian). Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede. 



Agdagig (Aleutian). Physeter catodon Linnaeus. 



Aggadakhgik (Aleutian). Physeter catodon Linnaeus. 



Agidagikh (Aleutian). Physeter catodon Linnaeus. 



Agkhovik (Alaskan Eskimo). Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus. 



Agluk (Aleutian). Orcinus orca Linnaeus. 



Ag-tkha-Gikh (Aleutian). Physeter catodon Linnaeus. 



Aguluk (Aleutian). Orcinus orca Linnaeus. 



Akago-kujira (Japanese), JQphius cavirostris Cuvier. 



Akan (Lapp, old name). Orcinus orca Linnaeus. 



Akbek (Greenland Eskimo). Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus. 



Akhgvopik (Chukotski Peninsula Eskimo). Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus. 



Akhvokhrikh (Chukchi Peninsula Eskimo). Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus. 



Aladak (Aleutian). Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus. 



Alagikkh (Aleutian). Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus. 



Albrzymi delfin (Polish). Globicephala melaena Traill. 



Aliama. Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. 



Aliamak (Commander Islands Aleutian). Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. 



Aliomach. Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. 



Alkhiamak (Commander Islands Aleutian). Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. 



Aliamak (Commander Islands Aleutian). Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. 



Amazon River dolphin. Inia geoffrensis Blainville. 



Amazonian dolphin. Inia geoffrensis Blainville; Sotalia fluviatilis Gervais and Deville. 



Anarnac (Greenland Eskimo). Hyper oodon ampullatus Forster; incertae sedis. 



Anarnak. Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster; incertae sedis. 



Anarnak zobaty (Czech). Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster. 



