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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin | |
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At the theme aquarium in Pattaya, Thailand. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Genus: | Sousa |
Species: | S. chinensis
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Binomial name | |
Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
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Subspecies | |
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Combined ranges of Sousa chinensis and Sousa sahulensis |
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis)[3] is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[4] This species is often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan as a common name. Some biologists regard the Indo-Pacific dolphin as a subspecies of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (S. plumbea) which ranges from East Africa to India. However, DNA testing studies have shown that the two are distinct species.[1] A new species, the Australian humpback dolphin (S. sahulensis), was split off from S. chinensis and recognized as a distinct species in 2014.[5] Nevertheless, there are still several unresolved issues in differentiation of the Indian Ocean-type and Indo-Pacific-type humpback dolphins.
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