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The dolphins scientific name

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There is not just one scientific name for a dolphin. There different types of dolphins therefore there are several scientific names for dolphins. For example there could be Steno bredanensis, which is a rough-toothed dolphin; Lagenorhynchus acutus, which is an Atlantic white-sided dolphin.

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