Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Peponocephala electra ( Gray, 1846 ) —Melon-headed Whale, electra dolphin Lagenorhynchus electra Gray, 1846 p.35 ; Type locality is unknown. Peponocephala electra : Kim et al ., 2000 p.89 ; Kim, 2004 p.240 . FIGURE 97. Range map of Peponocephala electra in Korea. Range: A stranded P. electra on the beach at Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk Province (East Coast) in 2009 represented the first and only record of P. electra in Korea ( Kim et al . 2010 ; Fig. 97 ). Remarks: Originally described as Lagenorhynchus electra , the melon-headed whale was recently placed in the monospecific Genus Peponocephala . This taxon has no current taxonomic confusion or recognized subspecies ( Jefferson & Barros 1997 ).