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Cephalorhynchus (black dolphin, Commerson's dolphin, Heaviside's dolphin, and Hector's dolphin)

Synonyms: Cephalorhyncus; Eutrope; Eutropia

Wikipedia Abstract

Cephalorhynchus is a genus in the dolphin family Delphinidae. It consists of four species: \n* Commerson's dolphin, C. commersonii \n* Chilean dolphin, C. eutropia \n* Heaviside's dolphin, C. heavisidii \n* Hector's dolphin, C. hectori The species have similar physical features—they are small, generally playful, blunt-nosed dolphins—but they are found in distinct geographical locations.
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Species

Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Commerson's Dolphin) (Attributes)
Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Chilean Dolphin) (Attributes)
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Heaviside's Dolphin) (Attributes)
Cephalorhynchus hectori (Hector's Dolphin) (Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0