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Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Commonly known as "lag"
Species Code: LAOB ...
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Relatives in same Genus
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (L. acutus)
White-beaked Dolphin (L. albirostris) ...
Pacific white-sided dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Gill, 1865), have short, rounded, thick beaks containing 23-32 small, rounded slightly-curved teeth in each side of the upper and lower jaws.
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
This species is common in the North Pacific ocean.
Subspecies
None.
The Pacific White-sided Dolphin is also known as the "White-striped Dolphin" or "Hookfin Porpoise". It's cousin is the "Atlantic White-sided Dolphin", which is very similar but slightly larger.
Description ...
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
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Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
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Pacific white-sided dolphins have a robust body and are also called "white-striped dolphins" because of the light stripe present on both sides of their bodies. Their mouths contain 84-130 sharp teeth that are slightly curved.
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Lagenorhychus obliquidens
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Others are limited to one hemisphere (Antarctic minke whales) or ocean (Pacific white-sided dolphins). Still others have highly restricted ranges. For example, vaquitas (Phocoena sinus) only occur in the northern part of the Gulf of California.
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (L. acutus) Â- White-beaked Dolphin (L. albirostris) Â- Peale's Dolphin (L. australis) Â- Hourglass Dolphin (L. cruciger) Â- Pacific White-sided Dolphin (L. obliquidens) Â- Dusky Dolphin (L. obscurus) ...
Atlantic white-sided dolphins are one of six species that belong to the genus Lagenorhynchus, the others being the white-beaked dolphin, Pacific white-sided dolphin, dusky dolphin, Peale's dolphin and hourglass dolphin.
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
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 See also: Dolphin, White-sided Dolphin, Whale, Squid, Right Whale
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