Scientific Name: Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Beneden, 1881)
Common Names:
English – Hector's Dolphin, White-headed Dolphin, New Zealand White-front Dolphin, New Zealand Dolphin
French – Dauphin d'Hector
Spanish – Delfín de Héctor, Tunina de Héctor
Taxonomic Notes: The North Island subpopulation of Hector’s Dolphin was recognized recently as a subspecies, Cephalorhynchus hectori maui (Baker et al. 2002), and it has been assessed separately. This subspecies is sometimes referred to as Maui’s Dolphin (not Maui’s Hector’s Dolphin). |
