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There are 33 different types (though the site only lists 32) of marine dolphins, 4 types of river dolphins and 6 types of porpoises.
Some you would never think were part of the dolphin family like the "Killer Whale or Orca".
Marine -- White Beaked Dolphin
Short Finned Pilot Whale
Risso's Dolphin
Pantropical Dolphin
Long-Finned Pilot Whale
Orcas (Killer Whale)
Hourglass Dolphin
Heaviside's Dolphin
False Killer Whale
Commerson's Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin
Striped Dolphin
Peale's Dolphin
Pygmy Killer Whale
Melon-Headed Dolphin
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Hector's Dolphin
Frasier's Dolphin
Dusky Dolphin
Clymene Dolphin
Black Dolphin
Southern Right-Whale Dolphin
Rough Toothed Dolphin
Short Beaked Common Dolphin
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Northern Right-Whale Dolphin
Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphin
Long-Beaked Common Dolphin
Indo-Pacific Hump-Back
Atlantic White Sided Dolphin
Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
River -- Baiji, or Yangtze river Dolphin
Boto, or Amazon River Dolphin
Franciscana or La plata Dolphin
Indus & Ganges River Dolphin
Porpoises -- Burmeister's Porpoise
Dall's Porpoise
Finless Porpoise
Harbor Porpoise
Spectacled Porpoise
Vaquita Porpoise
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoThere is 32 different types of dolphins. There are Bottlenose dolphin, Killer Whale, Common dolphin, False Killer Whale, Hector's dolphin, Short-Finned Pilot Whale, Commerson's dolphin, Long-Finned Pilot Whale, Black dolphin, the Atlantic Humpbacked dolphin, Haeviside's dolphin, Indo-Pacific Humpbacked dolphin, Southern Right Whale dolphin, Tucuxi, the Northern Right dolphin, Pygmy Killer Whale, Spotted dolphin, Melon-Headed Whale, Atlantic Spotted dolphin, Irrawaddy dolphin, Striped dolphin, Rough-Toothed dolphin, Spinner dolphin, Risso's dolphin, Clymene dolphin, Fraser's dolphin, White-Beaked dolphin, Peale's dolphin, Atlantic White-Sided dolphin, Hourglass dolphin, Pacific White-Sided dolphin and the Dusky dolphin.
One type of dolphin is the bottle-noised dolphin
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∙ 12y agoA Dolphin is a Mammal
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What is a dolphins usual speed?
The average speed of a dolphin is 40 km/hr. Certain species of dolphin may swim faster or slower. There are about 40 species of dolphins in the world.
Are dolphins Australian?
No. Some dolphin species are common around Australia... but they are not Australian as such. There are many different dolphin species (over 40) But none of these are 'Australian'.
How big is the average female Dolphin?
It depends on the type of dolphin, so please be species-specific. There's about 40 species in 27 genera to choose from. See the link, please:
What is another name for a dolphin?
Dolphin is the common name of the dolphin. There are close to 40 species of dolphin.
What is the slowest species of dolphin?
Pink river dolphin
Is the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin endangered?
The Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin is far from an endangered species. The animal is the most common dolphin species in the Atlantic.
Which is the largest dolphin in the world?
The orca is the largest dolphin species.
What is the most common species of dolphin?
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Dolphins are the most common species of dolphin. Of course, they are the most recognizable and popular dolphin as well. Bottlenose dolphins are likely the dolphin you think of when your hear the word "dolphin".
How heavy is a dolphin?
400 pounds There are several species of dolphin (almost 40). Adults can vary in size and weight from 1.2 m and 40 kg for the Maui dolphin up to 9.5 m and 10 tonnes for the Orca
Is a bottle nose dolphin the same as a spotted nose dolphin?
no, they are two different dolphin species
How much does an average dolphin way?
Dolphin weight varies from species to species. For the smallest dolphin the weight can be 30 Kg. and the largest species like the orca can weight up to 5 t I hope this helps.
Are Dolphin on the endangered species list?
Yes, sadly some species of dolphin are on the endangered list, this is because of people hunting them.
