Australian snubfin dolphin

Australian snubfin dolphin
Australian snubfin dolphin surfacing
Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Orcaella
Species:	O. heinsohni
Binomial name
Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005
Known distribution   Suspected distribution Question marks indicate areas where snubnosed dolphins have not been recorded but might occur.

The Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is a dolphin found off the northern coasts of Australia. It closely resembles the Irrawaddy dolphin (of the same genus, Orcaella) and was not described as a separate species until 2005. The closest relative to the genus Orcaella is the killer whale, Orcinus orca.^{[citation needed]} The Australian snubfin has three colors on its skin, while the Irrawaddy dolphin only has two. The skull and the fins also show minor differences between the two species.