Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) Description
English: Australian humpback dolphins, Tin Can Bay, 2016
Date 17 July 2016, 07:42:54
Author Kerry Raymond
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_humpback_dolphins,_Tin_Can_Bay,_2016.jpg
The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name sahulensis is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northern Australia and southern New Guinea, where the Australian humpback dolphins occur. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Delphinidae, Genus: Sousa, Species: Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014.