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Delphinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains among the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
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Delphinus and was
The Murray River was formed when Totyerguil the hunter speared Otjout, a giant Murray Cod, who, when wounded, churned a channel across southern Australia before entering the sky as the constellation Delphinus.
Delphinus accidentally stumbled upon her and was able to persuade Amphitrite to accept Poseidon's wooing.
However, Gray later wrote that a similar dolphin was described as Delphinus supercilious by French surgeons and naturalists René Primevère Lesson and Prosper Garnot from a specimen collected off the coast of Tasmania two years before his own classification.
The genus was described by Alcide d ' Orbigny in 1834 when Delphinus geoffrensis, described by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1817, was recognized to be a unique taxon.
The skull remained unstudied until 1956 when Francis Fraser examined it and concluded that it was similar to species in both the Lagenorhynchus and Delphinus genera but not the same as either.
Delphinus and one
Prior to the mid-1990s, most taxonomists only recognised one species in this genus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis.
Delphinus and constellations
* Unniversity of Wisconsin http :// www. astro. wisc. edu /~ dolan / constellations / constellations / Delphinus. html
Sagitta lies within the Milky Way and is bordered by the following constellations ( beginning at the north and then continuing clockwise ): the little fox Vulpecula, the mythological hero Hercules, the eagle Aquila and the dolphin Delphinus.
Delphinus and listed
The short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis is listed globally on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ) as it has an unfavourable conservation status or would benefit significantly from international co-operation organised by tailored agreements.
The Mediterranean population of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis is listed on Appendix I, while the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea and eastern tropical Pacific populations are listed on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ).
Delphinus and by
The impressive South American conifer Fitzroya cupressoides is named after him as well as the Delphinus fitzroyi, a species of dolphin discovered by Darwin during his voyage aboard the Beagle.
Delphinus and among
Delphinus and recognized
Until the mid-1990s, the different forms within Delphinus were not recognized as separate species, but were all considered members of the species D. delphis.
Currently, there are two recognized species of Delphinus: the short-beaked common dolphin and the long-beaked common dolphin ( D. capensis ).
Until the mid-1990s, the different forms within Delphinus were not recognized as separate species, but were all considered members of the species D. delphis.
Currently, there are two recognized species of Delphinus — the Short-beaked common dolphin ( D. delphis ) and the Long-beaked common dolphin.
Delphinus and .
The main asterism in Delphinus is Job's Coffin, formed from the four brightest stars: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Delphini.
Beta Delphini, called Rotanev, is a close binary star and the brightest in Delphinus, divisible in only large amateur telescopes.
USS Delphinus ( AF-24 ) and USS Delphinus ( PHM-1 ), two United States Navy ships, are named after the constellation.
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