Family

Delphinidae

32 species · Animals

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White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)

Lagenorhynchus albirostris, the white-beaked dolphin, is a robust North Atlantic dolphin with a typically short white beak.

Orca

Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Orcinus orca, the orca, is the largest living dolphin, found in all oceans, with distinct pigmentation and complex social life.

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804)

Commerson's dolphin is a small oceanic dolphin with two geographically isolated subspecies found in the southern hemisphere.

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori (P.-J.van Bénéden, 1881)

Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the world's smallest dolphin, endemic to New Zealand's coastal waters.

Chilean Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846)

Cephalorhynchus eutropia, the Chilean dolphin, is an endemic small cetacean of Chile’s coast with fewer than 5000 individuals left.

Heaviside's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828)

Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a small cetacean native to the cool Benguela Ecosystem waters of southwestern Africa.

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)

Lissodelphis borealis, the northern right whale dolphin, is a small finless dolphin found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale, 1848)

Peale's dolphin is a small cetacean endemic to the coastal waters of southern South America.

Hourglass Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Lagenorhynchus cruciger, the hourglass dolphin, is a small, fast Southern Hemisphere Antarctic dolphin with distinctive hourglass-shaped flank markings.

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, the Pacific white-sided dolphin, is an active three-colored dolphin that lives in cool to temperate North Pacific waters.

Dusky Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)

This is a detailed summary of Lagenorhynchus obscurus, the dusky dolphin, covering its description, distribution, behaviour, and reproduction.

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris (Owen, 1866)

This is a description of the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), covering its physical traits, distribution, populations, and reproduction.

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)

Globicephala melas, the long-finned pilot whale, is a large oceanic dolphin with long pectoral fins found across Northern Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere waters.

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846

This is a description of Globicephala macrorhynchus, the short-finned pilot whale, covering its physical traits, distribution, ecology and reproduction.

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)

Pseudorca crassidens, the false killer whale, is a large widespread oceanic dolphin species that is an active marine predator.

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812)

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the largest dolphin species, found worldwide in deep offshore temperate and tropical waters.

Rough-toothed Dolphin

Steno bredanensis (G.Cuvier, 1828)

Steno bredanensis, the rough-toothed dolphin, is a distinctive oceanic dolphin species found across warm global waters.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1833)

This is a physical description of Tursiops aduncus, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, noting its differences from common bottlenose dolphins.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)

Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, is a widely distributed social cetacean found in warm world oceans.

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops erebennus (Cope, 1865)

Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) is a recently recognized species of bottlenose dolphin found near the eastern US coast from New York to Florida.

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a dolphin species with age-related color changes and a documented lifespan up to 40 years.

Indian Humpback Dolphin

Sousa plumbea (G.Cuvier, 1829)

Sousa plumbea, the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, is a medium-sized coastal dolphin with a distinctive back hump, ranging from Southern Africa to Western Indochina.

Australian Humpback Dolphin

Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014

Sousa sahulensis, the Australian humpback dolphin, is a vulnerable declining humpback dolphin species found off northern Australia and southern New Guinea.