Atlantic White-sided Dolphin

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
	Illustration of an Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Parvorder:	Odontoceti
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Lagenorhynchus
Species:	L. acutus
Binomial name
	Lagenorhynchus acutus; (Gray, 1828)
	Range of L. acutus

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^ Hammond, P.S., Bearzi, G., Bjørge, A., Forney, K., Karczmarski, L., Kasuya, T., Perrin, W.F., Scott, M.D., Wang, J.Y., Wells, R.S. & Wilson, B. (2008). Lagenorhynchus acutus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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Projects

This article is part of Project Mammalia, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Cetartiodactyla, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Cetartiodactyl, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Delphinidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each oceanic dolphin, including made-up species.

[iucn-1] Hammond, P.S., Bearzi, G., Bjørge, A., Forney, K., Karczmarski, L., Kasuya, T., Perrin, W.F., Scott, M.D., Wang, J.Y., Wells, R.S. & Wilson, B. (2008). Lagenorhynchus acutus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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