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Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
Common name Scientific name Distribution Commerson's dolphin: C. commersonii: Argentina including Puerto Deseado, in the Strait of Magellan and around Tierra del Fuego, and near the Falkland Islands, near the Kerguelen Islands in the southern part of the Indian Ocean Chilean dolphin: C. eutropia: coast of Chile Heaviside's dolphin: C. heavisidii
Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Chilean dolphin: Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846: NT: Unknown [b] 60 kg (130 lb) Commerson's dolphin: Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacépède, 1804: LC: 22,000 [21] 35–60 kg (77–132 lb) Heaviside's dolphin: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Gray, 1828: NT: Unknown 40–75 kg (88–165 lb)
A Commerson's dolphin Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: ... It includes all modern oceanic dolphins, porpoises, and their relatives, ...
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Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens LC; Dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus DD (ssp. fitzroyi - Fitzroy’s dolphin NE, ssp. obscurus - African dusky dolphin NE, ssp. posidonia - Chilean dusky dolphin NE, unnamed spp. - New Zealand dusky dolphin NE) Northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis LC
The new species was dubbed Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin, scientific name Tursiops erebennus. Researchers with NOAA and the University of Miami, among others, worked for eight years studying 147 ...
A Pacific white-sided dolphin flips out of the water in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off California. These dolphins keep close company. [17] White-sided dolphins swim in groups of 10 to 100, and can often be seen bow-riding and doing somersaults. [6] [18] Members form a close-knit group and will often care for a sick or injured ...