Heaviside's dolphin, Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) Heaviside's dolphins off Walvis Bay, Namibia
Description
Deutsch: Heaviside-Delfine vor der Küste von Walvis Bay/ Namibia
Date 23 March 2008
Author Jutta Luft
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heaviside-Delphin.jpg
Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), sometimes called Haviside's dolphin after its discoverer, is a small dolphin found off the coast of Namibia and the west coast of South Africa. It is one of four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus — the others being the Chilean dolphin, Hector's dolphin, and Commerson's dolphin. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Delphinidae, Subfamily: Cephalorhynchinae, Genus: Cephalorhynchus, Species: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Gray, 1828.