Lagenorhynchus
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Lagenorhynchus australis
Lagenorhynchus cruciger
Lagenorhynchus
is a
genus
in the order
cetacea
containing six closely related species. These are
the
White-beaked Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
the
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus acutus
the
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
the
Dusky Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
the
Black-chinned Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus australis
the
Hourglass Dolphin
,
Lagenorhynchus cruciger
The name
Lagenorhynchus
derives from the
Greek
lagenos
meaning bottle and
rhynchus
meaning beak. Indeed the "bottle-nose" is a characteristic of this genus. However the dolphins that have attained the common name
Bottlenose Dolphin
belong in the genus
Tursiops
. See the individual species articles for further details.
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