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Flora & Fauna/Mammals/Dolphins & whales

Dolphins & whales of Suriname

21 species · 21 profiles

Guyana DolphinSotalia guianensisprofosu

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis

Spinner Dolphin

Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris

Sperm WhalePhyseter macrocephalus

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata

Tucuxi

TucuxiSotalia fluviatilis Rough-toothed DolphinSteno bredanensis

False Killer Whale

False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens

Risso's Dolphin

Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus

Melon-headed Whale

Melon-headed WhalePeponocephala electra

Common Minke Whale

Common Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

Fin Whale

Fin WhaleBalaenoptera physalus

Fraser's Dolphin

Fraser's DolphinLagenodelphis hosei

Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae

Gulf Stream Beaked Whale

Gulf Stream Beaked WhaleMesoplodon europaeus

Sei Whale

Sei WhaleBalaenoptera borealis Eden's WhaleBalaenoptera edeni

Common Dolphin

Common DolphinDelphinus delphis

Antarctic Minke Whale

Antarctic Minke WhaleBalaenoptera bonaerensis

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Data updated 2026-10-01