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Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
MammalverifiedEndangered

Cephalorhynchus hectori

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1881)

Hector's Dolphin

Also known as: White-Headed Dolphin, Little Pied Dolphin, New Zealand Dolphin, New Zealand White-Front Dolphin, North Island Hector’s Dolphin

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

1.45 m

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Delphinidae

Where to find it

Other species in Delphinidae

Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

Delphinus delphis

Common Dolphin

Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Leucopleurus acutus)

Leucopleurus acutus

Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin

Peron's Dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii)

Lissodelphis peronii

Peron's Dolphin

Grampus (Orcinus orca)

Orcinus orca

Grampus

Black Porpoise (Tursiops truncatus)

Tursiops truncatus

Black Porpoise

Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni)

Orcaella heinsohni

Australian Snubfin Dolphin

Blackfish (Peponocephala electra)

Peponocephala electra

Blackfish

Gray Grampus (Grampus griseus)

Grampus griseus

Gray Grampus

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