Atlantic humpback dolphin
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| phylum | Chordata | The Atlantic humpbacked dolphin(Sousa teuszii) is a species of humpback dolphinthat is found in coastal areas of West Africa. It is regarded as critically endangeredby the IUCN. Apart from its geographical range, it is distinguishable from other humpback dolphins by its amount of vertebrae (e.g. one less than the Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin) and its number of teeth (26 to 31 pairs).
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Cetacea | |
| suborder | Odontoceti | |
| family | Delphinidae | |
| genus | Sousa | |
| species | S. teuszii |
