Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
 Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) Photo: Janice Waite, NOAA |
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Did You Know? · Northern right whale dolphins are very social, traveling in groups of up to 3,000 other dolphins! |
Status
MMPA - Northern right whale dolphins, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Lissodelphis
Species: borealis
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
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| Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Northern Right Whale Dolphin Species Information
- NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP) Northern Right Whale Dolphin Species Profile
- Convention of Migratory Species Northern Right Whale Dolphin Species Information
- MarineBio.Org Northern Right Whale Dolphin Species Information
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Northern Right Whale Dolphin Species Information
