Commerson's dolphin - Wikipedia
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
Commerson's Dolphin Facts and Information | United Parks
Commerson's dolphins are a small and very distinctive species with mostly black on the head, fin and flipper regions and mostly white in the other areas of the body. Young Commerson's are usually brown or black and gray for the first four to five months.
Commerson's dolphin - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
Commerson’s dolphins are small, chubby dolphins with cone-shaped heads and no beak. Their most obvious feature is their sharp black and white markings. The body (back and belly) is mainly white and the throat is white. Their heads, faces, flippers, dorsal fin and tail are black.
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Commerson's dolphins are small oceanic dolphins. They are named after French naturalist Dr. Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan. These dolphins have a black head, dorsal fin, and fluke, with a white throat and body.
Cephalorhynchus commersonii - Society for Marine Mammalogy
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
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Commerson's dolphins inhabit shallow, inshore waters along coastlines, harbors, bays, and river mouths. The live in cold shallow waters, with temperatures ranging from 1˚ C to 16˚ C. They are rarely found at depths greater than 200 m. Commerson's dolphins prefer a neritic environment and are seldom found far offshore.
Commerson's Dolphins ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
Commerson’s dolphins, Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804), aka piebald dolphins, are frequently mistaken for porpoises because they lack of beaks and have small heads. They have small stocky bodies with with rounded, paddle-like flippers.
Commerson’s Dolphin | Facts, pictures & more about Commerson’s Dolphin
Commerson’s Dolphins are prey for Leopard Seals, Sharks, and Orcas. This particular dolphin is named after French naturalist Dr. Philibert Commerson who first discovered them in the Strait of Magellan in 1767.
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Like the other three members of the genus Cephalorhynchus (Chilean or black dolphin, Heaviside’s dolphin, and Hector’s dolphin), Commerson’s dolphin inhabits waters of the Southern Hemisphere exclusively, and little is known about it.
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