Heaviside's dolphin
| Heaviside's dolphin | |
|---|---|
| Heaviside's dolphin off Lüderitz, Namibia | |
| Size compared to an average human | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Cephalorhynchus |
| Species: | C. heavisidii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Gray, 1828 | |
| Heaviside's dolphin range | |
Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is one of four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The small cetacean is endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.
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