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Dolphins are aquatic mammals of the family Delphinidae.

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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.


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.


What type of dolphin lives in rives?

This dolphin is known by many names including: Amazon River Dolphin, Bufeo, Boto, Pink River Dolphin, Boto Cor de Rosa and more. It's scientific name is Inia geoffrensis.


What is a scientific for a bottlenose dolphin?

Tursiops truncatus is the scientific name for a bottlenose dolphin.


What is the scientific name for a rissos dolphin?

The scientific name is Grampus griseus.


What is a two-word scientific name for a dolphin?

okay diffrent species of dolphins have diffrent names, try http://www.mmc.gov/species/speciesglobal2.html#delphinidae for a list of dolphin species and their scientific names: however for a more genertic scientific name cetacean includes dolphins whales ect.


What is the scientific name for the 'hourglass dolphin'?

The scientific name for the hourglass dolphin is Lagenorhynchus cruciger.


What is the scientific name for the irrawaddy dolphin?

The scientific name for the Irrawaddy dolphin is Orcaella brevirostris.


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 is the scientific name for a pink dolphin?

A Pink (river) dolphin is another name for the Boto, or Amazon River dolphin. Its scientific name is Inia geoffrensis.


What are the names of fresh water dolphin?

river dolphin


What is the scientific name for a dolphin?

Dolphin are of the suborder Odontoceti of the order Cetacea.