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Orca
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orcinus orca, the orca, is the largest living dolphin, found in all oceans, with…
Commerson's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804)
Commerson's dolphin is a small oceanic dolphin with two geographically isolated …
Hector's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus hectori (P.-J.van Bénéden, 1881)
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the world's smallest dolphin, ende…
Chilean Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia, the Chilean dolphin, is an endemic small cetacean of C…
Heaviside's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828)
Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a small cetacean native to t…
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)
Lissodelphis borealis, the northern right whale dolphin, is a small finless dolp…
Peale's Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale, 1848)
Peale's dolphin is a small cetacean endemic to the coastal waters of southern So…
Hourglass Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger, the hourglass dolphin, is a small, fast Southern Hemisp…
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, the Pacific white-sided dolphin, is an active three-…
Dusky Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)
This is a detailed summary of Lagenorhynchus obscurus, the dusky dolphin, coveri…
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen, 1866)
This is a description of the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), covering…
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Globicephala melas, the long-finned pilot whale, is a large oceanic dolphin with…
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
This is a description of Globicephala macrorhynchus, the short-finned pilot whal…
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
Pseudorca crassidens, the false killer whale, is a large widespread oceanic dolp…
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812)
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the largest dolphin species, found worldwid…
Rough-toothed Dolphin
Steno bredanensis (G.Cuvier, 1828)
Steno bredanensis, the rough-toothed dolphin, is a distinctive oceanic dolphin s…
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1833)
This is a physical description of Tursiops aduncus, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose …
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, is a widely distributed socia…
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus (Cope, 1865)
Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) is a recently recognized spec…
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a dolphin species with age-re…
Indian Humpback Dolphin
Sousa plumbea (G.Cuvier, 1829)
Sousa plumbea, the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, is a medium-sized coastal dolp…
Australian Humpback Dolphin
Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
Sousa sahulensis, the Australian humpback dolphin, is a vulnerable declining hum…
Tucuxi
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville, 1853)
Sotalia fluviatilis, the tucuxi, is a small freshwater Amazon dolphin used in tr…
Guyana Dolphin
Sotalia guianensis (P.-J.van Bénéden, 1864)
Sotalia guianensis, the Guiana dolphin, is a small cetacean found in coastal Sou…
