Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)
Lagenorhynchus albirostris, the white-beaked dolphin, is a robust North Atlantic dolphin with a typically short white beak.
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orcinus orca, the orca, is the largest living dolphin, found in all oceans, with distinct pigmentation and complex social life.
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804)
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804)
Commerson's dolphin is a small oceanic dolphin with two geographically isolated subspecies found in the southern hemisphere.
Cephalorhynchus hectori (P.-J.van Bénéden, 1881)
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.
Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia, the Chilean dolphin, is an endemic small cetacean of Chile’s coast with fewer than 5000 individuals left.
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828)
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828)
Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a small cetacean native to the cool Benguela Ecosystem waters of southwestern Africa.
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)
Lissodelphis borealis, the northern right whale dolphin, is a small finless dolphin found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale, 1848)
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale, 1848)
Peale's dolphin is a small cetacean endemic to the coastal waters of southern South America.
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger, the hourglass dolphin, is a small, fast Southern Hemisphere Antarctic dolphin with distinctive hourglass-shaped flank markings.
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865
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.
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)
This is a detailed summary of Lagenorhynchus obscurus, the dusky dolphin, covering its description, distribution, behaviour, and reproduction.
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen, 1866)
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen, 1866)
This is a description of the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), covering its physical traits, distribution, populations, and reproduction.
Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
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.
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
This is a description of Globicephala macrorhynchus, the short-finned pilot whale, covering its physical traits, distribution, ecology and reproduction.
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
Pseudorca crassidens, the false killer whale, is a large widespread oceanic dolphin species that is an active marine predator.
Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812)
Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812)
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the largest dolphin species, found worldwide in deep offshore temperate and tropical waters.
Steno bredanensis (G.Cuvier, 1828)
Steno bredanensis (G.Cuvier, 1828)
Steno bredanensis, the rough-toothed dolphin, is a distinctive oceanic dolphin species found across warm global waters.
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1833)
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1833)
This is a physical description of Tursiops aduncus, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, noting its differences from common bottlenose dolphins.
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, is a widely distributed social cetacean found in warm world oceans.
Tursiops erebennus (Cope, 1865)
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.
Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
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.
Sousa plumbea (G.Cuvier, 1829)
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.
Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
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.
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville, 1853)
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville, 1853)
Sotalia fluviatilis, the tucuxi, is a small freshwater Amazon dolphin used in traditional medicine and magical practices.
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