Species Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) (Southern right-whale dolphin)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Cetacea
  • ---- family: Delphinidae
  • ----- species: Lissodelphis peronii
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 2-3m; black above, white below; no dorsal fin; white beak;
Countries:
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 268
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Date: 2009-03-11
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