Delphinidae - New Bedford Whaling Museum
Delphinidae Cetacean Family. Delphinidae. Species within this Family: 37 species 17 genera including. Cephalorhynchus commersonii: Commerson’s Dolphin; Cephalorhynchus eutropia: Chilean Dolphin; Cephalorhynchus heavisidii: Heaviside’s Dolphin; Cephalorhynchus hectori: Hector’s Dolphin; Delphinus delphis: Common Dolphin; Feresa attenuata ...
About Whales - New Bedford Whaling Museum
About Cetaceans. Cetaceans are marine mammals with streamlined (hydrodynamic) bodies that glide easily through their watery environment, horizontal flukes, front flippers for steering and a layer of blubber directly under the skin. According to the Society for Marine Mammalogy, 88 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises are included in the ...
Delphinidae family (oceanic dolphins). Learn more. 7. What is the smallest whale in the world? D. Dwarf Sperm Whale It has an average length of 7.1 ft. The Dwarf Sperm Whale has a distinctive underslung jaw, not unlike a shark. Learn more. 8. About how many North Atlantic Right Whales remain on Earth??
Delphinidae (dolphin, killer, pilot and relations), 37 species. All images from acsonline.org. Ziphiidae (beaked whales), 23 species. Physeteridae (sperm whales), 1 species. Platanistidae + others (river dolphins), 4 species. Phocoenidae (porpoises), 7 species. Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga), 2 species. Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales ...
Long Snouted Spinner Dolphin - New Bedford Whaling Museum
Common name: (Long Snouted) Spinner Dolphin. Plan Your Visit. Purchase Tickets