REVISION OF THE ARTICLE "TAXONOMICAL CONSIDERATION ON GENERA OF DELPHINIDAE" IN NO. 17
MASAHARU NISHIWAKII revealed my opinion on the genera of Delphinidae in the Scientific Reports of theWhales Research Institute, No. 17. Some faults and misprints were found in it.
Accordingly, I would like to correct them.
Grampus was used as the scientific name of killer whale, but it should be changed
to Orcinus, and Grampidelphis of Risso's dolphin should be changed to Grampus. It
seems that Neomeris will better to be changed to Neophocaena.
Fortunately I could study on Cephalorhynchus and Sotalia recently in UnitedStates. According to the observation, Cephalorhynchus and Sotalia were consideredas the Delphinus type. The family Delphinidae, therefore, is consisted from the eight
genera as follows; Delphinus, Stenella, Sotalia, Cephalorhynchus, Lagenorhynchus, Tursiops, Steno and Lissodelphis.
Globidelphinidae could not use by the code, and the genus Grampidelphis waschanged to the genus Grampus again. I would like to suggest an idea a new familyGrampidae for the Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus).
13 and 14, attached number of marks in the Fig. 1, should be exchanged eachothe_r.
Dentition and length/breath ratio of rostrum and skull on Globicephala andGrampidelphis in the page 103 of No. 17 should be exchanged their places.
I am considering that the suborders Mystacoceti and Odontoceti are reasonable
enough to be arised in the independent order respectively. However, I shall discuss
about this problem in next chance, because this paper is the information of thegenera and the families in the Odontoceti.
The key to the living families of Odontoceti should be changed as follows.

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Tip oflower jaw ending an appreciable distance behind foremost part of head; lower teeth
functional, upper teeth rudimental and usually found in gum.
2 1 Head massive, 1/4 to 1/3 of body length; blowhole far foreward on head; functional
teeth large, 18 to 28 pairs confined to lower jaw ; dorsal fin an ill-defined lump ; flipper
rounded; size large (30 to 60 feet) ; lst cervical vertebra (atlas) free, 2nd (axis) to 7tlicervical vertebrae fused.
Physeteridae
2 2 Head 1/6 of body length; functional teeth small, slender and curved, 9 to 16 pairs confined to lower jaw; dorsal fin well developed; flippers tapering; size small (9 to 13feet) ; all cervical vertebrae fused.
Kogiidai
12 Lower jaw extending at least as far as tip of snout; blowhole some distance from tip of snout.
3 1 Two conspicurous grooves forming a V-shape on the surface of throat blubber ; dorsal fin
present, considerably behind middle of body ; notch of tailflukes usually shallow orabsent ; foremost 3 or 4 cervical vertebrae fused.
;:,iphiidai
3 2 No grooving on throat ; dorsal fin when present at or near middle of body ; notch oftailflukes conspicuous.
41 Seven cervical vertebrae all separate from one another.
5 1 Dorsal fin absent or rudimentary ; beak absent ; inhabits Arctic regeon.
Afonodontidai
5 2 Dorsal fin present but almost low; beak extremely long (1/6 to 1/7 of bodylengtli); inhabits fresh water in tropical or warmer region; teeth very numerous
in upper and lower jaws.
Platanistidat
4 2 Two or more cervical vertebrae fused.
6 1 Beak long and narrow (breath of snout less than 1/2 of its length) ; more than
20 teeth in each row of upper jaw; size small (less than 13 feet) ; usually lst (atlas)and 2nd (axis) cervical vertebrae fused.
Delphinidae
6 2 Head without distinct beak.
71 Only lst (atlas) and 2nd (axis) cervical vertebrae fused; less than 20 teeth ineach row of upper jaw ; size small.
Orcellidae
72 Not only atlas and axis fused, but also third or more cervical vertebrae fused.
Phocaenidat
8 1 Each row of upper teeth more than 15; body length less than 8 feet.
8 2 Each row of upper teeth less than 15 ; body length more than 8 feet.
Globicephalidae
9 1 Teeth present in upper jaw.
9 2 Teeth absent in upper jaw.
Grampidae