White-beaked dolphin
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phylum | Chordata | The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales). The white-beaked dolphin is a robust species of dolphin with a short beak. Adults can reach 2.3 to 3.1 m (7 ft 7 in to 10 ft 2 in) long and weigh 180 to 354 kg (397 to 780 lb). Calves are 1.1 to 1.2 m (3 ft 7 in to 3 ft 11 in) long at birth and probably weigh about 40 kg (88 lb).
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Cetacea | |
suborder | Odontoceti | |
family | Delphinidae | |
genus | Lagenorhynchus | |
species | L. albirostris |