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The white-beaked dolphin, scientifically known as *Lagenorhynchus albirostris*, is a species of marine mammal. It belongs to the family Delphinidae within the order Cetartiodactyla and class Mammalia. The species was described by Gray in 1846 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its parent taxon is *Lagenorhynchus*.
This dolphin has a gestation period of 10 months. It is also referred to by the common names Delfín De Pico Blanco, Dauphin À Bec Blanc, and Lagénorhynque À Bec Blanc De L'Atlantique. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2018.
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Species
Least Concernwhite-beaked bottlenose
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
bow-ridingEyjafjörður, Northeastern Iceland
The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
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