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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 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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