_P. plagiodon_: Atlantic coast of North America from Cape Hatteras, Gulf
of Mexico; 7 feet.
_P. froenatus_: The Bridled Dolphin. Atlantic and Indian Oceans; about 6
feet.
_P. malayanus_: East Indies; more than 6 feet.
_P. coeruleoalbus_: South America, near mouth of River Plate; about 4
feet.
_P. euphrosyne_: Atlantic Ocean to South Africa; about 8 feet.
Genus _Tursiops_
_T. truncatus_: The Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. Has a short well-defined snout
2 or 3 inches long. There is a prominent fin in the middle of the back.
Reaches a length of 11 to 12 feet. Has a very wide range. Commonest
along the Atlantic coast of America from Maine to Florida. Found in Bay
of Biscay, in the Mediterranean Sea, and in New Zealand waters.
_T. abusalam_: Red Sea; 6 feet.
_T. catalania_: Indian and Australian seas.
Genus _Steno_
_S. rostratus_: The Rough-Toothed Dolphin. Long-beaked, with roughened
or furrowed teeth. Atlantic and Indian Oceans; about 8 feet.
Genus _Orcaella_
_O. brevirostris_: Irrawaddy River Dolphin. From Bay of Bengal,
Vizagapatam, Singapore, and Siam (i.e., S.E. Asia).
Genus _Lissodelphis_ or _Tursio_
_Lissodelphis_: The Right Whale Dolphin. All oceans.
Genus _Grampus_
_G. griseus_: Risso’s Dolphin. North Atlantic, Mediterranean, New
Zealand, and Cape of Good Hope; 12 to 13 feet.
Genus _Cephalorhynchus_
These are the Southern, mostly cold-water dolphins.
_C. heavisidei_: Heaviside’s Dolphin. Cape of Good Hope; about 4 feet.
_C. hectori_: Hector’s Dolphin. New Zealand; about 6 feet.
_C. albiventris_: White-Bellied Dolphin. A very rare form, found off the
coast of South America; about 4 feet 6 inches.
_C. commersonii_: Commerson’s Dolphin; also known as the Piebald
Porpoise or Le Jacobite. Southern oceans; up to 5¼ feet.
Genus _Lagenorhynchus_
Characterized by great number of vertebrae (80 to 90), great length of
transverse and vertical bony processes from vertebrae, moderately
pointed high back fin having concave posterior border; the beak is
short.
_L. acutus_: The White-Sided Dolphin. North Atlantic; about 9 feet.
_L. australis_: Peale’s Porpoise. Cape Horn, Chile, Patagonia, Falkland
Islands; over 7 feet.
_L. albirostris_: The White-Beaked Dolphin. North Atlantic; 9 to 10
feet.
_L. cruciger_: South Pacific; 5 to 6 feet.
_L. fitzroyi_: Fitzroy’s Dolphin. Southern end of South America; 5 feet
4 inches.
_L. obscurus_: Dusky Dolphin. South Africa, New Zealand, Falkland
Islands; 7 feet.
Genus _Sotalia_
Concentrated in the tropical seas or rivers of South America, Africa,
India, and the Far East.
_S. pallida_: Buffeo blanco. Upper Amazon; 5 feet 6 inches.
_S. fluviatalis_: Buffeo negro. Upper Amazon; 3 feet 7 inches.
_S. tucuxi_: Upper Amazon.
_S. guianensis_: N. E. coast of South America.
_S. teuszii_: Noteworthy as being the one Cetacean believed to feed
exclusively on vegetable matter. Kamerun River.
_S. gadamu_: Vizagapatam; averages 7 feet; snout 6 inches.
_S. lentigiosa_: Vizagapatam.
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