Allfishes
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is characterized by its shortened head and beak. Its genus name, Lagenorhynchus, …
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Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The moderately developed "beak" is clearly separated from the convex frontal-nasal (fat) pad. The skull reaches …
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …
Fraser's dolphin
Lagenodelphis hosei
The skull is similar to that of the common dolphin and Lagenorhynchus. They have a stocky …
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …
Leaping mullet
Chelon saliens
Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …
Long-finned pilot whale
Globicephala melas
The most characteristic feature is a large, melon-shaped head. This shape does not appear immediately after …
Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electra
It has a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body. Its head is a rounded cone, giving the animal its …
Mullet
Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema
The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …
Northern right whale dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Have a slender hydrodynamic body. The fat pad on the head is low and the bill …
Orca
Orcinus orca
The Latin orca is thought to derive from the Greek ὄρυξ - a word used by …
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
The proportions and body shape are very similar to the Atlantic white-sided dolphin. Each tooth is …
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuata
The Pantropical spotted dolphin varies considerably in size and coloration throughout its range. The most significant …
Pygmy killer whale
Feresa attenuata
Pygmy killer whales have a slender body, rounded head, and narrow tail. They do not have …
Risso's dolphin
Grampus griseus
Risso's dolphin lacks the typical beak of other dolphins. It has a relatively large front body …
Rough-toothed dolphin
Steno bredanensis
The most obvious distinguishing features are the conical shape of the head and the thin snout. …
Short-finned pilot whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
The short-finned pilot whale is very different in appearance from the long-finned pilot whale. They have …
Spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostris
The main characteristic is a long, curved snout. Spinner dolphins have different body shapes depending on …
White-beaked dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
They have a rather powerful build and a muscular body. They have between 25 and 28 …