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Kerguelen dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii kerguelenensis

Classification

Order
Cetacea

Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) is also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America). It is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically isolated but locally common subspecies.

Distribution

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