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Family: Delphinidae marine or true dolphins



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38 species (see list below)
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Indian Ocean, Southeast P
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804)

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Cephalorhynchus commersonii
[Commerson's dolphin]

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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846

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Cephalorhynchus eutropia
[Black dolphin]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828)

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Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
[Heaviside's dolphin]

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Southwest Pacific

Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Bénéden, 1881)

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Cephalorhynchus hectori
[Hector's dolphin]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758

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Delphinus delphis
[Common dolphin]

Photo by Dolar, M. Louella L.

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874

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Feresa attenuata
[Pygmy killer whale]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846

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Globicephala macrorhynchus
[Short-finned pilot whale]

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Northeast Atlantic, Atlan
Max. Length 670 cm TL
Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)

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Globicephala melas
[Long-finned pilot whale]

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Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Max. Length 380 cm TL
Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812)

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Grampus griseus
[Risso's dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956

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Lagenodelphis hosei
[Fraser's dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean. Temperat
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828)

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Lagenorhynchus acutus
[Atlantic white-sided dolphin]

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Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)

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Lagenorhynchus albirostris
[White-beaked dolphin]

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Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 216 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale, 1848)

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Lagenorhynchus australis
[Peale's dolphin]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 183 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Lagenorhynchus cruciger
[Hourglass dolphin]

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Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865

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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
[Pacific white-sided dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828)

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Lagenorhynchus obscurus
[Dusky dolphin]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 310 cm TL
Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)

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Lissodelphis borealis
[Northern right whale dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804)

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Lissodelphis peronii
[Southern right whale dolphin]

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Indo-Pacific and Asia Inl
Max. Length 275 cm TL
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen, 1866)

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Orcaella brevirostris
[Irrawaddy dolphin]
No picture found

Max. Length 270 cm TL
 
Orcaella heinsohni
[Australian snubfin dolphin]

Photo by Dolar, M. Louella L.

Circumglobal. Climate
Max. Length 980 cm TL
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Orcinus orca
[Killer whale]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 275 cm TL
Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846)

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Peponocephala electra
[Melon-headed whale]

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Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)

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Pseudorca crassidens
[False killer whale]

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Western Atlantic, Southea
Max. Length 210 cm TL
Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais & Deville, 1853)

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Sotalia fluviatilis
[Tucuxi]
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Sotalia guianensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific. [east
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

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Sousa chinensis
[Pacific humpback dolphin]
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Sousa plumbea
[]
No picture found
 
Sousa sahulensis
[Australian humpback dolphin]

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Eastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Sousa teuszii (Kükenthal, 1892)

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Sousa teuszii
[Atlantic hump-backed dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Stenella attenuata (Gray, 1846)

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Stenella attenuata
[Pantropical spotted dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean. Tropical
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850)

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Stenella clymene
[Clymene dolphin]

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Circumglobal. Tropical a
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)

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Stenella coeruleoalba
[Striped dolphin]

Photo by Ryan, Paddy

Atlantic Ocean. Tropical
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829)

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Stenella frontalis
[Atlantic spotted dolphin]

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Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828)

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Stenella longirostris
[Spinner dolphin]

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Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Steno bredanensis (Cuvier, 1828)

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Steno bredanensis
[Rough-toothed dolphin]

Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Indian Ocean and Western
Max. Length 270 cm BL
Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1833)

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Tursiops aduncus
[Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin]
No picture found
 
Tursiops australis
[Burrunan dolphin]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Max. Length 380 cm TL
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)

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Tursiops truncatus
[Bottlenose dolphin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cephalorhynchus commersonii Commerson's dolphin Indian Ocean, Southeast P 175 TL 1804
Cephalorhynchus eutropia Black dolphin Southeast Pacific 170 TL 1846
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Heaviside's dolphin Southeast Atlantic 170 TL 1828
Cephalorhynchus hectori Hector's dolphin Southwest Pacific 1881
Delphinus delphis Common dolphin Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 260 TL 1758
Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 260 TL 1874
Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 610 TL 1846
Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale Northeast Atlantic, Atlan 670 TL 1809
Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin Atlantic, the Mediterrane 380 TL 1812
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 270 TL 1956
Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin Atlantic Ocean. Temperat 280 TL 1828
Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked dolphin Atlantic and Arctic Ocean 320 TL 1846
Lagenorhynchus australis Peale's dolphin Southeast Pacific and Sou 216 TL 1848
Lagenorhynchus cruciger Hourglass dolphin Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 183 TL 1824
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Pacific white-sided dolphin Pacific Ocean. 250 TL 1865
Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky dolphin Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 210 TL 1828
Lissodelphis borealis Northern right whale dolphin Pacific Ocean 310 TL 1848
Lissodelphis peronii Southern right whale dolphin Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 300 TL 1804
Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy dolphin Indo-Pacific and Asia Inl 275 TL 1866
Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin Indo-Pacific 270 TL 2005
Orcinus orca Killer whale Circumglobal. Climate 980 TL 1758
Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 275 TL 1846
Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra 600 TL 1846
Sotalia fluviatilis Tucuxi Western Atlantic, Southea 210 TL 1853
Sotalia guianensis Western Atlantic 1864
Sousa chinensis Pacific humpback dolphin Indo-West Pacific. [east 320 TL 1765
Sousa plumbea Indo-West Pacific, Southe 1829
Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin Eastern Indian Ocean 2014
Sousa teuszii Atlantic hump-backed dolphin Eastern Atlantic. 280 TL 1892
Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 260 TL 1846
Stenella clymene Clymene dolphin Atlantic Ocean. Tropical 200 TL 1850
Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin Circumglobal. Tropical a 260 TL 1833
Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin Atlantic Ocean. Tropical 230 TL 1829
Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 240 TL 1828
Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin Atlantic, the Mediterrane 280 TL 1828
Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Indian Ocean and Western 270 BL 1833
Tursiops australis Burrunan dolphin Indo-West Pacific 2011
Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 380 TL 1821



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