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Southern Right Whale Dolphin – Lissodelphis peronii

Right whale dolphins include Northern Right Whale dolphins, Lissodelphis borealis, and Southern Right Whale dolphins, Lissodelphis peronii (pictured), which are both small dolphins with the most slender bodies of all the cetaceans. These dolphins do not have dorsal fins or dorsal ridges which makes identifying them quite easy. They have small curved flippers, small tail flukes and short, well-defined beaks.

Like other dolphin species, these black and white dolphins are gregarious, found in schools of 200-2,000 that communicate using clicks and whistles, and are often found in V-shaped configurations.

Southern Right Whale dolphins are found only in cool temperate to subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Photo credit: ©Iván Hinojosa | Locality: Chile (2009)