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Species of mammal
The pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning
Pantropical_spotted_dolphin
Species of mammal
The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the
Atlantic_spotted_dolphin
Index of animals with the same common name
Spotted dolphin refers to either one of two closely related dolphin species, being: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis Pantropical spotted dolphin
Spotted_dolphin
Species of toothed whale
The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America
Amazon_river_dolphin
Genus of dolphin
bottlenose dolphin belongs in the genus Stenella, since it is more like the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) than the common bottlenose dolphin. However
Bottlenose_dolphin
Species of mammal
dolphin, humpback dolphin, striped dolphin, spinner dolphin, Clymene dolphin, spotted dolphin, Fraser's dolphin, the tucuxi, and the Guiana dolphin.
Common_dolphin
Family of marine mammals
Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include
Oceanic_dolphin
Species of river dolphin
extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction
Baiji
Species of dolphin
The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops
Common_bottlenose_dolphin
Informal classification of marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises
The rough-toothed dolphin and Atlantic spotted dolphin may move to northwest Europe. In northwest Scotland, white-beaked dolphins (local to the colder
Dolphin
Largest living species of dolphin
killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus Orcinus, it is recognizable
Orca
Species of mammal
The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays
Spinner_dolphin
Dolphin species found in the Indus River
The Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It is endemic to the rivers of the Indus basin in Pakistan
Indus_river_dolphin
Species of toothed whale
The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It lives in the Ganges and related rivers of South
Ganges_river_dolphin
Species of mammal
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific
Indo-Pacific_humpback_dolphin
Polyphyletic grouping of dolphins
River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping
River_dolphin
Species of mammal
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is one of six dolphin species belonging to the genus Cephalorhynchus. Hector's dolphin is the only cetacean
Hector's_dolphin
Species of oceanic dolphin in the genus Pseudorca
melon-headed whale, the pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata), the pygmy killer whale, and Risso's dolphin. They have been shown to engage in
False_killer_whale
Species of marine mammal
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of the genus Grampus in the family Delphinidae (dolphins). Some of the most closely related species
Risso's_dolphin
Species of mammal
Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia), also known as the Black dolphin, is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The dolphin is found
Chilean_dolphin
Species of dolphin
Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin that inhabits coastal waters in the eastern United States. This
Tamanend's_bottlenose_dolphin
Largest species of toothed whale
with all the whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and further classified into Odontoceti, containing all the toothed whales and dolphins. It is the sole extant
Sperm_whale
Species of mammal
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in scattered subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries
Irrawaddy_dolphin
Species of whale; largest animal known
doi:10.1016/j.exger.2021.111425. PMID 34051285. "Blue whale". Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Retrieved 3 March 2023. Branch, T. A. (2008). "Biological
Blue_whale
Species of mammal
of the striped dolphin are the Clymene dolphin, the common dolphins, the Atlantic spotted dolphin, and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, which was formerly
Striped_dolphin
Species of mammal
northern right whale dolphins rarely approach boats, they sometimes engage in bow-riding behaviour. Furthermore, they are occasionally spotted doing acrobatics
Northern_right_whale_dolphin
Genus of freshwater dolphin
considered to be one species (P. gangetica) with the Ganges river dolphin and the Indus river dolphin being subspecies (P. g. gangetica and P. g. minor respectively)
South_Asian_river_dolphin
Parvorder of cetaceans
the Spotted Dolphin, Stenella plagiodon. Melba C. Caldwell et al. – Statistical Evidence for Signature Whistles in the Pacific Whitesided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus
Toothed_whale
Species of mammal
The Pacific white-sided dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens), also known as the hookfin porpoise, is an active dolphin found in the cool or temperate waters
Pacific_white-sided_dolphin
Known whale, dolphin, and porpoise species
Cetacea is an infraorder that comprises the 94 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. It is divided into toothed whales (Odontoceti) and baleen whales
List_of_cetaceans
Informal group of large marine mammals
apart from dolphins and porpoises. Dolphins and porpoises may be considered whales from a formal, cladistic perspective. Whales, dolphins and porpoises
Whale
Species of mammal
The La Plata dolphin, franciscana or toninha (Pontoporia blainvillei) is a species of river dolphin found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South
La_Plata_dolphin
Species of marine mammal
The dusky dolphin (Aethalodelphis obscurus) is a small oceanic dolphin found in coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere. It is most closely related to
Dusky_dolphin
Medium-sized toothed whale species
are closely related, forming a separate clade which diverged from other dolphins about 11 million years ago (mya). A 2018 molecular analysis of monodontid
Narwhal
Species of mammal
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) is also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina
Commerson's_dolphin
Infraorder of marine mammals
Bottlenose dolphins live in captivity across the world, though exact numbers are hard to determine. Other species kept in captivity are spotted dolphins, false
Cetacean
Baleen whale endemic to the Arctic
2009. Retrieved 7 January 2026. "Bowhead whale Species Guide". Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC). Retrieved 7 January 2026. Koski, William R.; George
Bowhead_whale
Species of mammal
dolphin may actually be more closely related to certain dolphin species in the genera Stenella and Delphinus, especially the Atlantic spotted dolphin
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Indo-Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin
Species of mammal
The Araguaian river dolphin or Araguaian boto (Inia araguaiaensis) is a South American river dolphin population native to the Araguaia–Tocantins basin
Araguaian_river_dolphin
Large baleen whale species
Mark H.; et al. (2010). "Two Unusual Interactions Between a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian
Humpback_whale
Small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae
(/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely
Porpoise
Species of mammal
Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is a dolphin found off the northern coasts of Australia. It closely resembles the Irrawaddy dolphin (of the same
Australian_snubfin_dolphin
Baleen whale that is the sole living member of Eschrichtius
whale was sighted off Walvis Bay, Namibia. Scientists from the Namibian Dolphin Project confirmed the whale's identity and thus provides the only sighting
Gray_whale
Species of mammal
less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). The
Melon-headed_whale
Species of mammal
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus or Leucopleurus acutus[citation needed]) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to
Atlantic_white-sided_dolphin
Species of mammal
The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis), also known as the estuarine dolphin or costero, is a dolphin found in the coastal and estuary waters to the north
Guiana_dolphin
Hunting of whales
around the world have long histories of subsistence use of cetaceans, by dolphin drive hunting and by harvesting drift whales. Widespread commercial whaling
Whaling
Species of mammal
Peale's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus australis) is a small dolphin found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America. It is also commonly
Peale's_dolphin
Species of whale
that more commonly refers to the melon-headed whale, which is an oceanic dolphin. The beluga is adapted to life in the Arctic, with anatomical and physiological
Beluga_whale
Species of mammal
it the most abundant cetacean in the region, together with the common dolphin. Based on surveys in 1994, 2005 and 2016, the harbour porpoise population
Harbour_porpoise
Species of mammal
The hourglass dolphin (Cephalorhynchus cruciger) is a small dolphin in the family Delphinidae that inhabits offshore Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters
Hourglass_dolphin
Species of mammal
The southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) is a small and slender species of cetacean, found in cool waters of the Southern Hemisphere. It
Southern_right_whale_dolphin
Large baleen whale species
sessile barnacle Xenobalanus globiclpitis (Coronulidae) and the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Delphinidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India, with a
Fin_whale
Endangered species of porpoise
humpback dolphin (S. sahulensis) Atlantic humpback dolphin (S. teuszii) Stenella Pantropical spotted dolphin (S. attenuata) Clymene dolphin (S. clymene)
Vaquita
Species of whale
some dolphin and porpoise species–such as the hourglass dolphin (Sagmatias cruciger), Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori), the Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus
Dwarf_sperm_whale
pantropical spotted dolphin NE) Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba LC Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
List_of_marine_mammal_species
Species of mammal
whale or pothead whale (Globicephala melas) is a large species of oceanic dolphin. It shares the genus Globicephala with the short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
Long-finned_pilot_whale
Species of whale
2014 "Southern Right Whale Species Guide". Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Endangered Species – Southern Right Whale
Southern_right_whale
Species of mammal
The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the
Clymene_dolphin
Genus of mammals
humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis), Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (S. plumbea), Atlantic humpback dolphin (S. teuszii), and Australian humpback dolphin (S.
Humpback_dolphin
Species of mammal
body than in other similar dolphins, although, at sea this dolphin may be confused with spinner, spotted and bottlenose dolphins. The dorsal fin is pronounced
Rough-toothed_dolphin
Three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena
August 9, 2012. "Southern right whales of Patagonia" (PDF). Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2010
Right_whale
Species of mammal
The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti
White-beaked_dolphin
Confrontations between flocks of bottlenose dolphins and the related species Atlantic spotted dolphin will sometimes lead to cross-species homosexual
Homosexual behavior in animals
Homosexual_behavior_in_animals
Marine mammals of the Mediterranean Sea
these are considered common: the Short-beaked dolphin, Common dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin, Risso's dolphin, Long-finned pilot whale, Cuvier's beaked whale
Mediterranean_cetaceans
Species of mammal
alternatively known in Peru bufeo gris or bufeo negro, is a species of freshwater dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon basin. The word tucuxi is derived from
Tucuxi
Species of mammal
The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) is a member of the Delphinidae family occupying coastal areas ranging from Southern Africa to Western
Indian_Ocean_humpback_dolphin
Killer whale known to Australian whalers
16 September 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2021. "What is baleen?". Whale & Dolphin Conservation Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2021. Reeves, Isabella M; Totterdell
Old_Tom_(orca)
Family of dolphins
Platanistidae is a family of river dolphins containing the extant Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin (both in the genus Platanista) but also
Platanistidae
The pantropical spotted dolphin lives in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, at greater depths than the Atlantic spotted dolphin. The species is
Cetaceans_of_the_Caribbean
Subspecies of Amazon river dolphin
The Bolivian river dolphin is a species (Inia boliviensis) or subspecies (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) of freshwater dolphin found in upstream areas of
Bolivian_river_dolphin
Species of mammal
The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically
Australian_humpback_dolphin
Genus of dolphins in the order Cetacea
among the largest of the oceanic dolphins, exceeded in size only by the orca. They and other large members of the dolphin family are also known as blackfish
Pilot_whale
Species of mammal
Bottlenose Whale Northern Bottlenose Whale BBC: Whale spotted in central London Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) Northern Bottlenose Whale
Northern_bottlenose_whale
Species of mammal
killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its common name
Pygmy_killer_whale
Family of mammals
distinguishing feature is the presence of a 'beak', somewhat similar to many dolphins. Other distinctive features include a pair of converging grooves under
Beaked_whale
Species of beaked whale
the Colonial Museum, reported the jaw in an 1873 paper on the whales and dolphins of New Zealand, thinking it a specimen of strap-toothed whale (Dolichodon
Spade-toothed_whale
Species of porpoise endemic to China
the possible extinction of the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), a freshwater dolphin also native to the Yangtze. The Yangtze finless porpoise is considered
Yangtze_finless_porpoise
Species of mammal
J. Clapham, and James A. Owell. A & C Black, London, 2002. ISBN 0-7136-6334-0 Cetaceans of the World CMS Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
Ginkgo-toothed_beaked_whale
Parvorder of mammal
mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), which use baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their mouths
Baleen_whale
Genus of mammals
dolphins (Orcaella) are a genus of cetaceans containing two members: the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) and the Australian snubfin dolphin
Orcaella
Family of dolphins
Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living genus, Inia, and four extinct genera. Extant species are native to the river basins of South
Iniidae
Species of porpoise
speculated that their vision is somewhat better than that of the Yangtze river dolphin. The skeleton is light, accounting for only 5% of the total weight of the
East_Asian_finless_porpoise
Species of whale found in the North Atlantic Ocean
whale spotted off Cornwall?". WildlifeExtra.com. "Cetacean Conservation in West Scotland" (PDF). Isle of Mull, Scotland: The Herbridian Whale & Dolphin Trust
North_Atlantic_right_whale
Species of baleen whale
Gulf of Mexico, as they have been seen attacking local sperm whales and dolphins and are the only known natural predator of the Bryde's whale. There is
Rice's_whale
Species of marine mammal
than any other dolphin or porpoise. These features are sufficient to distinguish the porpoise from the similar-sized Chilean dolphin which is found in
Burmeister's_porpoise
Intellectual capacity of cetaceans
another. Other species such as the oceanic pantropical spotted dolphin, common dolphin and spinner dolphin travel in large groups of hundreds of individuals
Cetacean_intelligence
Species of whale
ISSN 0022-2372. PMC 5909803. PMID 29692471. "Cuvier's beaked whale – Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA". Retrieved 11 March 2026. "Cuvier's Beaked Whale". The
Cuvier's_beaked_whale
Species of mammal
The Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis) is a proposed species of bottlenose dolphin found in parts of Victoria, Australia first described in 2011. Its
Burrunan_dolphin
Study of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and other cetaceans
mammal science that studies the approximately eighty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises in the scientific infraorder Cetacea. Cetologists, or those
Cetology
Genus of mammals
Pliocene. The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" or the "bridled dolphins". They are found in temperate and tropical seas all around
Stenella
species of dolphins live in the area: spinner dolphin, rough-toothed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, pantropical spotted dolphin and striped dolphin. Shortly
Fauna_of_the_United_States
Brazilian dolphin
(Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiɐ̃w̃]) was a solitary male bottlenose dolphin that was first spotted in the town of São Sebastião in Brazil around 1994 and frequently
Tião_(dolphin)
Accidental capture of porpoises, whales and dolphins
Caswell et al. (1998) Kastelein et al. (1999) ""Extinct" white-flag dolphin spotted in Yangtze River". 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09
Cetacean_bycatch
Family of cetacean mammals
humpback dolphin (S. sahulensis) Atlantic humpback dolphin (S. teuszii) Stenella Pantropical spotted dolphin (S. attenuata) Clymene dolphin (S. clymene)
Rorqual
Third-largest species of baleen whale
NMFS, Scientific Publications Office. 1984. p. 27. Klinowska, M. (1991). Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Cambridge,
Sei_whale
Species of mammal
Kogia breviceps, and said it was intermediate between the sperm whale and dolphins. In 1871, mammalogist Theodore Gill assigned it and Euphysetes (now the
Pygmy_sperm_whale
Species of mammal
Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to
Fraser's_dolphin
Family of river dolphins
possibly extinct family of river dolphins containing the critically endangered/functionally extinct Chinese river dolphin baiji and the fossil genus Parapontoporia
Lipotidae
Species of mammal
toggle-headed grommet harpoon with a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wooden shaft similar to the "dolphin irons" used by American whalemen in the mid-19th century, which in turn
Omura's_whale
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
Girl/Female
Arabic
Spotted; Dappled
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek, Hindu, Indian
All-honey; Sprouted; Growing
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Painted; Spotted
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Spotted; Speckled
Girl/Female
Muslim
Spoiled one.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Captivating; knotted cord.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Scotton.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Spotted; Variegated
Male
French
French form of Scottish Bryce, BRICE means "pied, spotted, speckled."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Welsh
Speckled; Spotted
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Celtic, Danish, English, German, Hebrew, Irish, Latin, Scandinavian, Swedish
Spotted; Freckled
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Sporter of the Forests
Girl/Female
Welsh
Spoiled.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and North German (Pötter)
English, Dutch, and North German (Pötter) : occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware and clay.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Spotted Deer; Name of a God; Loop Spotted Deer; Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Unspotted; Irreprochable
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spotted, Speckled
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One with a Spotted Speech; Truthful
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Spotted Speckled
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Naevius, NEVIO means "spotted."
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Firmin (Latin Firminus, a derivative of firmus ‘firm’, ‘resolute’). This name was borne by several early saints, including two bishops of Amiens of the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Thunder
Boy/Male
Greek American French English Shakespearean
Follower of Dionysius (Greek god of wine).
Girl/Female
Australian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Latin, Swedish, Swiss, Telugu
Wooded; Forest; From the Woods
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jitakrodha | ஜீதாகà¯à®°à¯‹à®¤à®¾
Conqueror of anger
Girl/Female
Muslim
Light, Honor
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Shining friend.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pratistha | பà¯à®°à®¤à®¿à®·à¯à®Ÿà®¾
Pre-eminence
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Smile of Water
Boy/Male
Hindu
World
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
SPOTTED DOLPHIN
a.
Spotted; frecled.
a.
Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation.
a.
Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.
a.
Spotted; speckled.
v. t.
To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud.
v. t.
To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; as, to spatter blood.
a.
Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character.
a.
Pockmarked; pitted.
v. t.
Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue.
v. i.
To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner; to sputter.
n.
The spotted redshank.
a.
Five-spotted.
n.
A variety of carnation having petals of a light color variously dotted and spotted at the edges.
a.
Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture.
a.
Speckled; spotted.
n.
The greater spotted woodpecker.
n.
Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring.
a.
Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
n.
The spotted flycatcher.