Delphinidae
family of marine mammals
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Summary
Delphinidae is a taxon[1]. Delphinidae ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,628 views/month, #980 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Delphinoidea[4], Odontoceti[5]
- Taxon name: Delphinidae[6]
- Commons category: Delphinidae[7]
- Taxonomic type: Delphinus[8]
- Start time: -30000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Delphinidae[10], Category:Oceanic dolphins[11]
- Main food source: fish as food[12], Teuthida[13]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19]
- Taxon synonym: Holodontidae[20]
- Taxon common name: delfinfamilien[21], delfini[22], pliskavke[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
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Identifiers
Delphinidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41479[25]. Delphinidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9726[26]. Delphinidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7659[27]. Delphinidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5314[28]. Delphinidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180415[29].
Why It Matters
Delphinidae has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Delphinidae is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]