| Northern right whale dolphin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Lissodelphis |
| Species: | L. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lissodelphis borealis | |
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| Range map | |
The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Lacking a dorsal fin, and appearing superficially porpoise-like, it is one of the two species of right whale dolphin.
- ^ Braulik, G.; Jefferson, T.A. (2018). "Lissodelphis borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T12125A50362415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T12125A50362415.en. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.