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The hourglass dolphin, scientifically known as *Lagenorhynchus cruciger*, is a species of marine mammal. It belongs to the family Delphinidae within the order Cetartiodactyla and class Mammalia. The species was originally described by Quoy & Gaimard in 1824. Other common names for this animal include Delfín Cruzado, Dauphin Crucigère, and Lagénorhynque Crucigère.
According to the IUCN Red List, the conservation status of the hourglass dolphin is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018. The organism is classified as a junior subjective synonym in the World Register of Marine Species. While specific geographic range details are not provided, the species is noted to inhabit marine environments.
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Species
Least Concernhourglass dolphin
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
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Encyclopedic overview
The hourglass dolphin (Cephalorhynchus cruciger) is a small dolphin in the family Delphinidae that inhabits offshore Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. It is commonly seen from ships crossing the Drake Passage but has a circumpolar distribution.
The species was identified as a new species by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1824 from a drawing made in the South Pacific in 1820. It is the only cetacean to have been widely accepted as a species solely on witness accounts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hourglass dolphin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.