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Dolphin 101 :: Species Identification
This introductory course describes the common and scientific names of oceanic dolphins, river dolphins, and whales in the dolphin family.
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Cordata |
| CLASS: |
Mammalia |
| ORDER: |
Cetacea |
| SUBORDER: |
Odontoceti (Toothed) |
| GENUS: |
First half of scientific name |
| SPECIES: |
Second half of scientific name |
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| Common Name: |
Scientific Name: |
| Rough-Toothed Dolphin |
Steno bredanensis |
| Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin |
Sousa chinensis |
| Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin |
Sousa teuszii |
| Tucuxi |
Sotalia fluviatilis |
| Bottlenose Dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
| Spinner Dolphin |
Stenella longirostris |
| Clymene Dolphin |
Stenella clymene |
| Atlantic Spotted Dolphin |
Stenella frontalis |
| Pantropical Spotted Dolphin |
Stenella attenuata |
| Striped Dolphin |
Stenella coeruleoalba |
| Fraser's Dolphin |
Lagenodelphis hosei |
| White-Beaked Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus albirostris |
| Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus acutus |
| Pacific White-Sided Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens |
| Dusky Dolphin |
Lagenorhynchus obscurus |
| Peale's Dolphin |
Lagenorhychus australis |
| Hourglass Dolphin |
Lagenorhychus cruciger |
| Commerson's Dolphin |
Cephalorhynchus commersonii |
| Heaviside's Dolphin |
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii |
| Black Dolphin |
Cephalorhynchus eutropia |
| Hector's Dolphin |
Cephalorhynchus hectori |
| Risso's Dolphin |
Grampus griseus |
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| Common Name: |
Scientific Name: |
| Ganges River Dolphin |
Platanista gangetica |
| Indus River Dolphin |
Platanista minor |
| Amazon River Dolphin |
Inia geoffrensisboto |
| Yangtze River Dolphin |
Lipotes vexillifer baiji |
| La Plata River Dolphin |
Pontoporia blainvillei franciscana |
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| Common Name: |
Scientific Name: |
| Orca (Killer Whale) |
Orcinus orca |
| False Killer Whale |
Pseudorca crassidens |
| Pygmy Killer Whale |
Feresa attenuata |
| Melon-Headed Whale |
Peponocephala electra |
| Long-Finned Pilot Whale |
Globicephala melas |
| Short-Finned Pilot Whale |
Globicephala macrorhynchus |
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