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White-beaked Dolphin

The White-beaked Dolphin is characterized by its short
thick creamy-white beak
and very curved dorsal fin. The White-beaked Dolphin is endemic
to the North Atlantic Ocean and is found in a band stretching
across the ocean from Cape Cod, the mouth of the St. Lawrence River
and southern Greenland in the west, around Iceland in the centre and
across in the west from northern France to Svalbard.

Facts

Scientific Name:

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Length:

2.7 m/9 ft.

Weight:

Age:

Total Population:

Map Range:

The White-beaked Dolphin is not as well adapted to
Arctic conditions as the beluga or narwhal The dolphin
may easily be mis-identified as the Atlantic White-sided
Dolphin although the White-beaked is commonly found further north.
The White-beaked Dolphin is also typically larger and does not have
yellow streaks on its side. The population, breeding pattern and life
expectancy of the dolphin are all unknown although most sources estimate
several hundred million individuals, more densely populated in the eastern
North Atlantic than the west.

Captivity

Current White-beaked Dolphins in Captivity:

There are currently no White-beaked Dolphins in captivity.

Dolfinarium Harderwijk.

Past White-beaked Dolphins in Captivity:

Dolfinarium Harderwijk.
Mystic Aquarium .
Dolfirama Zandvoort .
Munster Delphinarium .