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According to wikispecies, there are 41 species of dolphins of the family delphinade or oceanic dolphins. Family Delphinidae, oceanic dolphins: Long-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus capensis Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops aduncus Northern Rightwhale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis Southern Rightwhale Dolphin, Lissiodelphis peronii Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin, Sousa chinensis Chinese White Dolphin (the Chinese variant), Sousa chinensis chinensis Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin, Sousa teuszii Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis Clymene Dolphin, Stenella clymene Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Stenella attenuata Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba Rough-Toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis Chilean Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii Heaviside's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Hector's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus Fraser's Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Peale's Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis White-Beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephala electra Killer Whale (Orca), Orcinus orca Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus Boto (Amazon River Dolphin), Inia geoffrensis Chinese River Dolphin (Baiji), Lipotes vexillifer (considered functionally extinct) Ganges River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica Indus River Dolphin, Platanista minor La Plata Dolphin (Franciscana), Pontoporia blainvillei Links to other pages in this site Why Are Dolphins Dying? What Are The Common Dolphins Predators? How Do Dolphins Protect Themselves? Why Do Dolphins Jump In The Air? Where Do Pink Dolphins Live? | ||
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