Citation: Scharff, R.F. 1900 A list of the Irish Cetacea (whales, porpoises and dolphins). Irish Naturalist 9: 83-91
Number of Pages: 9
Keywords: Biogeography, Cetacean, Checklist, Dolphin, Fauna, History, Mammal, Marine, Open Coast, Whale
Abstract: This is a brief historical review of the reclassification of whales as mammals and not fishes. A list of 16 species of Cetacea recorded from Irish waters is also presented, with a general description, and illustrative plates of the head. Notes on where the species were recorded, and by whom, are included.