| Checklist Name | Cetaceans Database - Dolphins |
|---|---|
| Description | Defined list of cetacean species for the Australian coastal regions and the waters of the Australian Antarctic Territory. |
| Purpose/Comments | For the DEH Cetacean sightings and strandings database. |
List of 16 species sorted by family. (View same list sorted by Kingdom)
See full details on a species by clicking on the Scientific Name.
| Family | Scientific Name | Authority | Common Name | Status | Link to data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphinidae | Delphinidae sp. | Dolphin sp. | Not set | Observations | ||
| Delphinidae | Delphinus delphis | Linnaeus,1758 | Common Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Grampus griseus | (Cuvier,1812) | Risso's Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Lagenodelphis hosei | Fraser,1956 | Fraser's Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Lagenorhynchus cruciger | (Quoy and Gaimard,1824) | Hourglass Dolphin | Not set | Observations | Bioregions |
| Delphinidae | Lagenorhynchus obscurus | Gray,1828 | Dusky Dolphin | Not set | Observations | |
| Delphinidae | Lissodelphis peronii | (Laciphde,1804) | Southern Right Whale Dolphin | Not set | Observations | |
| Delphinidae | Orcaella brevirostris | (Gray,1866) | Irrawaddy Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Sousa chinensis | (Osbeck,1765) | Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Stenella attenuata | (Gray,1846) | Spotted Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Stenella coeruleoalba | (Meyen,1833) | Striped Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Stenella longirostris | (Gray,1828) | Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Steno bredanensis | (Lesson,1828) | Rough-toothed Dolphin | Not set | ||
| Delphinidae | Tursiops sp. | Bottlenose Dolphin sp. | Not set | Observations | ||
| Delphinidae | Tursiops truncatus | Montagu,1821 | Bottlenose Dolphin | Not set | Observations | |
| Phocoenidae | Australophocoena dioptrica | (Lahille,1912) | Spectacled Dolphin | Not set | Bioregions |
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