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Dolphin Facts

(Order Delphinidae, Platanistidae)
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Dolphins • Order Delphinidae, Platanistidae


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Following are some facts about dolphins.
More Dolphin Facts
Common Name Scientific Name Location
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Fraser’s Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin Sousa chinensis Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Spinner Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
 
Source: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Fauna and Flora of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, January 2001
 
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