Species profile—Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Delphinidae (dolphins) → Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846)
- Common name
- melon-headed whale
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1028
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1028.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
