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.
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Scientific NameLagenorhynchus albirostris 4 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Animal Diversity Web)
Source White-beaked dolphin (Wikidata)
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Source White-beaked dolphin (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: White-beaked dolphin
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source3. SeaLifeBase: Lagenorhynchus albirostris summary
4. 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 5. NatureServe Explorer: Lagenorhynchus albirostris
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: lagenorhynchus albirostris
5359 Lagenorhynchus albirostris Delphinidae 40 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC M A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 180000 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row Lagenorhynchus albirostris, Activity columns
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Delphinidae 40 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC M A 1 1 1
View the Source White-beaked dolphin (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status2
CITES_A2
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).
In Ecosystem: Svalbard, Distribution and habitat
Lawrence River and southern Greenland in the west, around Iceland in the centre, and across in the west from northern France to Svalbard; however, they are not well adapted to truly Arctic conditions.
View the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyChild Taxon Of: Delphinidae, Classification, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Delphinidae, Classification, family
Delphinidae dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives
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