Dolphin Species

There are 33 different types of marine dolphins, 4 types of river dolphins and 6 types of porpoises.

Marine Dolphins

1. White Beaked Dolphin

2. Tucuzi

3. Striped Dolphin

4. Southern Right-Whale Dolphin

5. Short Finned Pilot Whale

6. Short Beaked Common Dolphin

7. Rough Toothed Dolphin

8. Risso's Dolphin

9. Pygmy Killer Whale

10. Peale's Dolphin

11. Pantropical Dolphin

12. Pacific White-Sided Dolphin

13. Northern Right-Whale Dolphin

14. Melon-Headed Dolphin

15. Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphin

16. Long-Finned Pilot Whale

17. Long-Beaked Common Dolphin

18. Orcas (Killer Whale)

19. Irrawaddy Dolphin

20. Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin

21. Hourglass Dolphin

22. Hector's Dolphin

23. Heaviside's Dolphin

24. Frasier's Dolphin

25. False Killer Whale

26. Dusky Dolphin

27. Commerson's Dolphin

28. Clymene Dolphin

29. Bottlenose Dolphin

30. Black Dolphin

31. Atlantic White Sided Dolphin

32. Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

33. Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin

River Dolphins

1. Baiji, or Yangtze/Chinese river Dolphin

2. Boto, or Amazon River Dolphin

3. Franciscana or La plata Dolphin

4. Indus & Ganges River Dolphin

Porpoises

1. Burmeister's Porpoise

2. Dall's Porpoise

3. Finless Porpoise

4. Harbor Porpoise

5. Spectacled Porpoise

6. Vaquita Porpoise