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Dolfijnen in Oceanen
Er zijn 26 soorten 'dolfijnen in oceanen' verdeeld in 12 veschillende groepen. Elke groep heeft zijn eigen pagina met informatie over elke afzonderlijke soort. Sommige groepen (waaronder over de groepen Delphinus, Grampus, Lagenodelphis, Orcaella, Sotalia, Steno, en Tursiops) hebben slechts een soort. Er is zeer uitgebreide informatie in de pagina's over de groepen Delphinus (tuimelaar) en Tursiops (gewone dolfijn), omdat zij de belangrijste soorten zijn die bovendien ook het meest besproken zijn in de website. Door lineair door deze sectie heen te navigeren zul je elke soort van elke groep in alphabetische volgorde doorlopen.
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Cephalorhynchus
Commerson's dolphin, the Black Dolphin, Heaviside's Dolphin, and Hector's Dolphin. Found only in the southern hemisphere.
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Delphinus
The Common Dolphin. Very well known; found all over the world. One of
the most familiar cetaceans.
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Grampus
Risso's Dolphin. Beakless, gregarious dolphin with a worldwide
distribution.
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Lagenodelphis
Fraser's Dolphin. Similar to the species of Lagenorhynchus, but
with a more pronounced beak. Found mostly in the tropical waters of the Pacific.
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Lagenorhynchus
Various acrobatic species, found in the northern Atlantic, northern Pacific,
and southern hemisphere. All prefer temperate to subpolar waters.
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Lissodelphis
Northern and Southern Rightwhale Dolphins. Extremely streamlined bodies,
unique because they lack dorsal fins.
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Orcaella
Irrawaddy Dolphin. Beakless riverine and estuarine dolphin of Southeast
Asia.
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Sotalia
Tucuxi. Known for being the oceanic dolphin with a
significant riverine population.
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Sousa
Hump-backed dolphins. Known for their
double-stepped dorsal fins.
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Stenella
Spinner, Spotted, and Striped Dolphins. Tropical distributions, either
worldwide or limited to the Atlantic. Some of the most acrobatic of cetaceans.
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Steno
Rough-toothed Dolphin. Worldwide distribution, known for extremely
unusual appearance.
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Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphin. Probably the most familiar and thoroughly studied
of all cetaceans. Worldwide distribution, also common in captivity.
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