Mammals of the families Delphinidae (ocean dolphins), Iniidae, Lipotidae, Pontoporiidae, and Platanistidae (all river dolphins). Among the most well-known species are the BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN and the KILLER WHALE (a dolphin). The common name dolphin is applied to small cetaceans having a beaklike snout and a slender, streamlined body, whereas PORPOISES are small cetaceans with a blunt snout and rather stocky body. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp978-9)

Descriptor ID	D004289
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.267
Concept/Terms	Dolphins Dolphins Dolphin Whale, Melon-Headed Whale, Melon-Headed Peponocephala electra Many-Toothed Blackfish Many Toothed Blackfish Melon-Headed Whale Melon Headed Whale Melon-Headed Whales Whale, False Killer Whale, False Killer Pseudorca crassidens Pseudorca crassiden False Killer Whale False Killer Whales Whale, Pygmy Killer Whale, Pygmy Killer Feresa attenuata Pygmy Killer Whale Pygmy Killer Whales Susus Susus Platanista Platanistas White-Beaked Dolphins White-Beaked Dolphins White Beaked Dolphins White-Beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris Lagenorhynchus albirostri Amazon Dolphins Amazon Dolphins Inia geoffrensis Amazon River Dolphins Langenorhynchus obliquidens Langenorhynchus obliquidens Langenorhynchus obliquiden Chinese River Dolphin Chinese River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer Yangtze River Dolphin Baiji Baijus Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins Atlantic White Sided Dolphins Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus Fraser's Dolphin Fraser's Dolphin Dolphin, Fraser's Fraser Dolphin Frasers Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Lagenodelphis hoseus Ganges Dolphin Ganges Dolphin Planista gangetica Planista gangeticas Ganges River Dolphin Irrawaddy River Dolphin Irrawaddy River Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris Orcaella brevirostri La Plata Dolphin La Plata Dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei Pontoporia blainvilleus Franciscana Franciscanas Lagenorhynchus Lagenorhynchus Ocean Dolphins Ocean Dolphins Ocean Dolphin Marine Dolphins Marine Dolphin Delphinidae Piebald Dolphins Piebald Dolphins Piebald Dolphin Cephalorhynchus Right Whale Dolphins Right Whale Dolphins Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis Lissodelphi Risso's Dolphin Risso's Dolphin Risso Dolphin Rissos Dolphin Grampus griseus Gray Grampus Rough-Toothed Dolphin Rough-Toothed Dolphin Rough Toothed Dolphin Rough-Toothed Dolphins Steno bredanensis Sousa Sousa Humpback Dolphins Humpback Dolphin Pacific White-Sided Dolphins Pacific White-Sided Dolphins Pacific White Sided Dolphins Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Tucuxi Dolphin Tucuxi Dolphin Tucuxi Dolphins Sotalia fluviatilis Sotalia fluviatili

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