The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a robust oceanic dolphin found only in cold temperate and subarctic waters of the North Atlantic, generally in seas less than 1,000 meters deep from Cape Cod and Greenland east to Svalbard, and commonly seen around Iceland and off Britain and Norway. Adults measure 2.3 to 3.1 meters in length and weigh 180 to 354 kilograms, with a dark gray back and flanks, lighter patches and a pale saddle behind the dorsal fin, a light gray to nearly white underside, and a white beak that can darken to ashy gray with age; it carries up to 92 vertebrae, more than any other oceanic dolphin. It feeds mainly on gadoid fish, particularly cod, haddock and whiting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameLagenorhynchus albirostris 3 Conservation Status Connections
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Source White-beaked dolphin (Wikidata)
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: White-beaked dolphin
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The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source3. White-beaked dolphin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q217147 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Lagenorhynchus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q837606 (Lagenorhynchus)
View the Source White-beaked dolphin (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Marine, Lead sectionQuote, In Biome: Marine, Lead section
The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
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