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Cetacea

Cetacea is an order of the Mammalia class, which includes about 90 existing species of fish-like, naked-skinned aquatic mammals and their extinct early relatives. They are collectively referred to as cetaceans or cetaceans. Traditionally, the larger ones are called whales, and the smaller ones are called whales. Called dolphin. Most of them live in shallow seas, and a few live in fresh water.

porpoise

porpoise

Cetacea LC

The porpoise (Phocoena phocoena in Latin), also known as porpoise, is the mo···

Sotalia fluviatilis

Sotalia fluviatilis

South American long-beaked dolphin, Amazon River white-sided dolphin

Cetacea LC

Tucuxi dolphin (scientific name: Sotalia fluviatilis) is also known as tucux···

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

South African dolphin, Hiwig's dolphin, Benguela dolphin

Cetacea LC

Haviside's dolphin (scientific name: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is call···

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

black dolphin, black dolphin, Chilean dolphin

Cetacea LC

Chilean dwarf dolphin (scientific name: Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is also kn···

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Black and white dolphin, panda dolphin, Connor's dwarf dolphin

Cetacea LC

The spotted beaked dolphin is the common name of Commerson's dolphin (sc···

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Hector's dolphin, Atlantic black and white dolphin, white-headed dolphin, New Zealand dolphin, white-headed beaked dolphin, Hector's dwarf dolphin

Cetacea LC

New Zealand black and white dolphins (scientific name: Cephalorhynchus hecto···

Orcaella brevirostris

Orcaella brevirostris

Irrawaddy dolphin, fin dolphin

Cetacea LC

Irrawaddy dolphin (scientific name: Orcaella brevirostris), foreign name Irr···

Globicephala melas

Globicephala melas

Atlantic pilot whale, black whale, pilot whale

Cetacea LC

Long-finned pilot whale (scientific name: Globicephala melas) is also known ···

Lissodelphis peronii

Lissodelphis peronii

Southern whale dolphin, beaked dolphin without dorsal fin

Cetacea LC

The Southern Right Dolphin (scientific name: Lissodelphis peronii) is also k···

Lissodelphis borealis

Lissodelphis borealis

Northern whale dolphin, warm water finless beaked dolphin

Cetacea LC

Northern right whale dolphin (scientific name: Lissodelphis borealis) is cal···

Stenella longirostris

Stenella longirostris

Spinner dolphin, spinner dolphin, long-beaked spinner dolphin

Cetacea LC

Long-beaked dolphin (scientific name: Stenella longirostris) is also known a···

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

White-nosed dolphin, white-beaked dolphin, squid-hunting dolphin

Cetacea LC

White-beaked dolphin (scientific name: Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is called···

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin, jumping dolphin, bouncing dolphin

Cetacea LC

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (scientific name: Lagenorhynchus acutus) is als···

Pontoporia blainvillei

Pontoporia blainvillei

La Plata River Dolphin

Cetacea LC

The scientific name of the Lapu-Lapu river dolphin is Pontoporia blainvillei···

Inia geoffrensis

Inia geoffrensis

Amazon porpoise

Cetacea LC

The scientific name of the river dolphin is Inia geoffrensis. It is the larg···

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Shea's beaked whale, Tasman's whale, Tasman's beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Shepherd's beaked whale, scientific name Tasmacetus shepherdi, foreign n···

Indopacetus pacificus

Indopacetus pacificus

Longman's beaked whale, Pacific beaked whale, Indo-Pacific beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Longman's Beaked Whale (Scientific Name: Indopacetus pacificus) is also ···

Mesoplodon hotaula

Mesoplodon hotaula

Cetacea LC

The Sri Lankan Mesoplodon hotaula was first described in 1963 and was consid···

Mesoplodon traversii

Mesoplodon traversii

Cetacea LC

Spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii), foreign media reported that scie···

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

Stein's beaked whale, North Pacific beaked whale, Saber-toothed beaked whale, Bering Sea beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Stejneger's Beaked Whale, scientific name Mesoplodon stejnegeri, foreign···

Mesoplodon peruvianus

Mesoplodon peruvianus

Cetacea LC

The Peruvian Beaked Whale is the smallest of the Mesoplodon peruvianus. The ···