Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Size compared to an average human
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Gray, 1846
Species:
L. acutus
Binomial name
Lagenorhynchus acutus
(Gray, 1828)
  Atlantic white-sided dolphin range

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Braulik, G. (2019). "Lagenorhynchus acutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T11141A50361160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T11141A50361160.en. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.