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The scientific name depends on the species. There are several different species of dolphin split into three different families.
The most familiar dolphin that we see a lot in the media and TV is the Bottlenose Dolphin. The scientific name for Bottlenose Dolphin is tursiops truncatus.
Here is the full list of dolphin species and their scientific names:
Delphinidae family (ocean dolphins)
- Steno bredanensis - rough-toothed dolphin
- Sousa chinensis - Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin
- Sousa teuszii - Atlantic hump-backed dolphin
- Sotalia fluviatilis - tucuxi
- Tursiops truncatus - bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris - spinner dolphin
- Stenella clymene - clymene dolphin
- Stenella frontalis - Atlantic spotted dolphin
- Stenella attenuata - pantropical spotted dolphin
- Stenella coeruleoalba - striped dolphin
- Lagenodelphis hosei - Fraser's dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus albirostris - white-beaked dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus acutus - Atlantic white-sided dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus obliquidens - Pacific white-sided dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus obscurus - dusky dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus australis - Peale's dolphin
- Lagenorhynchus cruciger - hourglass dolphin
- Cephalorhynchus commersonii - Commerson's dolphin
- Cephalorhynchus heavisidii - Heaviside's dolphin
- Cephalorhynchus eutropia - black dolphin
- Cephalorhynchus hectori - Hector's dolphin
- Lissodelphis borealis - northern right whale dolphin
- Lissodelphis peronii - southern right whale dolphin
- Grampus griseus - Risso's dolphin
- Peponocephala electra - melon-headed whale
- Feresa attenuata - pygmy killer whale
- Pseudorca crassidens - false killer whale
- Globicephala melaena - long-finned pilot whale
- Globicephala macrorhynchus - short-finned pilot whale
- Orcinus orca - killer whale
- Orcaella brevirostris - Irrawaddy dolphin
Side note: (Yes, "killer whales" or Orcas are actually large dolphins).
Platanistidae family (river dolphins)
- Platanista gangetica - Ganges river dolphin
- Platanista minor - Indus river dolphin
- Inia geoffrensis boto - Amazon river dolphin
- Lipotes vexillifer baiji - Yangtze river dolphin
- Pontoporia blainvillei franciscana - La Plata dolphin
Phocoenidae family (porpoises)
- Phocoena phocoena - harbor porpoise
- Phocoena sinus - vaquita
- Phocoena dioptrica - spectacled porpoise
- Phocoena spinnipinnis - Burmeister's porpoise
- Neophocaena phocaenoides - finless porpoise
- Phocoenoides dalli - Dall's porpoise
Further reading:
Dolphins World - Types of dolphins
Everything Dolphins - Dolphin species
Dolphin Ear - Dolphin species and scientific names
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Whats the scientific name for dolphins?
Tursiops Truncatas is the scientific name!!!
Dolphin scientific name?
The scientific name for a dolphin depends on the species of dolphin. The common bottlenose dolphin is the Tursiops truncatus, and the Indo-Pacific dolphin is the Tursiops aduncus.
What Scientific name of DOLPHIN?
This depends on the species of dolphin.All dolphins fit into the following:SUBORDER Odontoceit (toothed whales)FAMILY Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)The most common species of dolphins is the Common Bottlenose Dolphin who's scientific name is Turciops Truncatus.
What is scientific dolphin name?
if you mean biological classification (as in Homo Sapiens): i have no idea... BUT, the regular name used by vetirinarians and scientists is: Porpoise (poor-puss)
What is the common dolphins scientific name?
Currently there are two species of dolphin known as the common dolphin, their scientific names are Delphinus delphis and Delphinus capensis.
Whats the scientific name for dolphins?
Tursiops Truncatas is the scientific name!!!
Do dolphins have another name exept dolphins?
yes there scientific (family) name is DELPHINIDAE
What is scientific name for dolphins?
Delphinidae Delphis However, there are 32 species of dolphins.
What is the phylum scientific name for bottlenose dolphins?
Bottlenose Dolphins belong to Phylum Chordata.
What is the dusky dolphins scientific name?
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
What is the scientific name for whales dolphins and porpoises?
Cetacea
Dolphins plus scientific name?
Delphinus capensis
The dolphins scientific name?
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.
Dolphin scientific name?
The scientific name for a dolphin depends on the species of dolphin. The common bottlenose dolphin is the Tursiops truncatus, and the Indo-Pacific dolphin is the Tursiops aduncus.
What Scientific name of DOLPHIN?
This depends on the species of dolphin.All dolphins fit into the following:SUBORDER Odontoceit (toothed whales)FAMILY Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)The most common species of dolphins is the Common Bottlenose Dolphin who's scientific name is Turciops Truncatus.
What is the Scientific name for dolphins blowhole?
I'm pretty sure your talking about whales. Blow hole is the correct scientific term.
What is the scientific name for Whale?
Whales are of the Cetacea Order, along with porpoises and dolphins.
