Dolphin

                 The dolphin infraorder is Cetacea. The dolphin are 40 extant species. The dolphin phylum is Chordata. The Killer whale Lifespan is 29 years and The Striped dolphin Lifespan is 55 – 60 years. The Killer whale Mass is 3,600 – 5,400 kg. The Killer whale Speed is 56 km/h and The Short-beaked common dolphin Speed is 60 km/h. The Killer whale Length is 6 – 8 m. The Killer whale Gestation period is 15 – 18 months. The dolphins are carnivores. The dolphins eat other animals, variety of fish, squid, shrimps, jellyfish and octopuses. The dolphins have smooth, rubbery skin. The dolphin colored in some mixture of black, white, and gray. The male’s dolphin are larger than female’s dolphin. The dolphin have streamlined bodies and two limbs are modified into flippers. The dolphins can travel at speeds 29 km/h for short distances. The dolphin Kingdom is Animalia. The dolphin Class is Mammalia. The dolphin Order is Artiodactyla. The dolphin Parvorder is Odontoceti.

DOLPHIN SPECIES LIST:-

1. Long-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus capensis
2. Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
3. Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
4. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
5. Northern Rightwhale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis
6. Southern Rightwhale Dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii
7. Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis
8. Costero, Sotalia guianensi
9. Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin, Sousa chinensis
10. Indian humpback dolphin, Sousa plumbea
11. Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin, Sousa teuszii
12. Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis
13. Clymene Dolphin, Stenella clymene
14. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Stenella attenuata
15. Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris
16. Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
17. Rough-Toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis
18. Chilean Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia
19. Commerson’s Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii
20. Heaviside’s Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
21. Hector’s Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori
22. Risso’s Dolphin, Grampus griseus
23. Fraser’s Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
24. Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
25. Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus
26. Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger
27. Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
28. Peale’s Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis
29. White-Beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
30. Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni
31. Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris
32. Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephala electra
33. Killer Whale (Orca), Orcinus orca
34. Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata
35. False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens
36. Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas
37. Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
38. Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis

RIVER DOLPHINS:-

1. Boto (Amazon River Dolphin), Inia geoffrensis
2. Chinese River Dolphin (Baiji), Lipotes vexillifer (considered functionally extinct)
3. Ganges River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica
4. La Plata Dolphin (Franciscana), Pontoporia blainvillei
5. Indus River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica minor

NEW SPECIES:-

1. Burrunan Dolphin
2. Tursiops australis

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