DELPHINIDAE, Gray, 1821

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2014, Delphinidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 4 Sea Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 410-526 : 410

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6610922
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6608632
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treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	DELPHINIDAE
status

Treatment

Family DELPHINIDAE View in CoL

(OCEAN DOLPHINS)

* Smallto medium-sized dolphins, usually with relatively long beaks, slender bodies, and prominent dorsal fins, and flukes with a distinct median notch; conical, pointed teeth, with reduced dentition in some species.

• 140-980 cm View Figure

• Cosmopolitan inhabitant all the world’s oceans and some river systems. View Figure

Open ocean, coastal, estuarine, and riverine.

17 genera, 36 species, 47 taxa.

1 species Endangered, 2 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.