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Family Delphinidae: Dolphin

Genus Delphinus

Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus capensis
Arabian Common Dolphin, Delphinus tropicalus

Genus Tursiops

Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus gillii
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
Moray Firth Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops ponticus

Genus Cephalorhynchus

Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhyncus commersonii
Chilean Dolphin, Cephalorhyncus eutropia
Heaviside's Dolphin, Cephalorhyncus heavisidii
Hector's Dolphin, Cephalorhyncus hectori
Maui Dolphin, Cephalorhyncus hectori maui

Genus Globicephala

Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas

Genus Grampus

Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus

Genus Feresa

Pygmy Killer Whale , Feresa attenuata

Genus Pseudorca

False Killer Whale , Pseudorca Crassidens

Genus Peponocephala

Melon-headed Whale , Peponocephala electra

Genus Orcinus

Killer Whale , Orcinus orca
Antarctic Killer Whale , Orcinus glacialis

Genus Lagenorhyncus

Pacific White-sided Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus acutus
White-beaked Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Dusky Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Peale's Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus australis
Hourglass Dolphin , Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Genus Lagenodelphis

Fraser's Dolphin , Lagenodelphis hosei

Genus Lissodelphis

Northern Right Whale Dolphin , Lissodelphis borealis
Southern Right Whale Dolphin ,Lissodelphis peronii

Genus Stenella

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin , Stenella frontalis
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin , Stenella attenuata
Clymene Dolphin , Stenella clymene
Striped Dolphin , Stenella coeruleoalba
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin , Stenella longirostris longirostris
Eastern Spinner Dolphin , Stenella coeruleoalba orientalis
Dwarf Spinner Dolphin , Stenella coeruleoalba roseiventris

Genus Steno

Rough-Toothed Dolphin , Steno bredanensis

Genus Orcaella

Irrawaddy Dolphin , Orcaella brevirostris
Australian Snubfin Dolphin , Orcaella heinsohni

Genus Sotalia

Tucuxi , Sotalia fluviatilis
Costero , Sotalia guianensis

Superfamily Platanistoidea:
River Dolphins

Family Platanistidae

Ganges River Dolphin , Platanista gangetica gangetica
Indus River Dolphin , Platanista gangetica minor

Family Iniidae

Amazon River Dolphin , Inia geoffrensis
Bolivian River Dolphin , Inia boliviensis

Family Lipotidae

Chinese River Dolphin , Lipotes vexillifer

Family Pontoporiidae

Franciscana Dolphin , Pontoporia blainvillei

Family Monodontidae

Beluga , Delphinapterus leucas
Narwhal , Monodon monoceros