Sealife guideThe indo-pacific humpback dolphinSousa chinensis
Last updated on 01/22/2026 at 10:06 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphinChinese white dolphin
French namesDauphin à bosse de l'Indo-Pacifique
Spanish namesDelfín jorobado del Indo-Pacífico
Scientific nameSousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
FamilyDelphinidae
OrderCetacea
ClassMammalia
The indo-pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) © Carmen Green | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family
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Commerson's dolphinCephalorhynchus commersonii
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatus
False killer whalePseudorca crassidens
Long-finned pilot whaleGlobicephala melas
Short-finned pilot whaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus
Spinner dolphinStenella longirostris
Striped dolphinStenella coeruleoalba
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