THE MAMMALS OF NEW JERSEY. SI 
There is a skull of this species in the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia, from off the New Jersey coast, pre- 
sented by John Krider. 
Delphinus clymene Cope, Proc. Acad, Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 
p. 201.—Abbott, Cook’s Geol. of N. J., 1868, p. 760. 
Delphinus plagiodon Rhoads, Mam. Pa. and N. J., 1903, p. 19. 
Genus GLOBICEPHALA Lesson. 
Globicephala melas (Traill). 
Blackfish. 
PLATE II. 
Length, 15 feet. Forehead vertical, sometimes even over- 
hanging the lips, which protrude slightly, flippers very long 
(4 feet), dorsal fin situated in front of the middle of the back. 
Color uniform black, with a V-shaped white mark on the breast 
connecting with a white stripe down the belly. "Teeth, 10 on each 
side above and below. 
These animals are common farther north, New Jersey being 
the southern limit of their range. From their large size they 
are popularly classed with the whales and are caught in num- 
bers for their oil. 
There is a skull in the Philadelphia Academy collection from 
Long Beach, N. J. 
Globicephala melas Rhoads, Mam. Pa. and N. J., 1903, p. 21. 
Globicephala brachyptera Cope. 
Southern Blackfish. 
Similar in form and size to the preceding, but pectoral fins 
shorter—not exceeding one-sixth of the total length, and dorsal 
fin nearer the head—about one-quarter the distance to the tip 
of the tail. ‘Teeth, 8 on each side above and below. 
This is the southern representative of the preceding species, 
though the ranges of the two may overlap on the northern New 
Jersey coast. 
