C O N T E N T S Introduction News General Information Where To Find Dolphins Cetacea Order Delphinidea Family Dolphin Anatomy Pictures Fun Stuff Dolphin Links Contact Me Search This site was created by Cougar ASSOCIATES.	The table below shows details of all the dolphins in the Delphinidae family. It shows details about what they eat, what their major threats are, and lots of other useful information. (At the bottom of the table is a key showing what the symbols mean). Name of Dolphin Diet Threats Typical group size Weight Size Number of teeth in jaw Newborn Adult Newborn Adult Upper Lower Atlantic humped dolphin 3-7 ? 100-150 kg c.1m 2 -2.5m 52-62 52-62 Atlantic spotted dolphin 5-15 ? 100-140kg 80cm-1.2m 1.7 -2.3m 64-84 60-80 Atlantic white sided dolphin 5-50 ? 165-200kg 1-1.3m 1.9 -2.5m 58-80 58-80 Black dolphin 2-3 ? c.30-65kg ? 1.2 -1.7m 56-68 58-66 Bottlenose dolphin 1-10 15-30kg 150-650 85cm-1.3m 1.9 -3.9m 40-52 36-48 Commerson's dolphin 1-3 c.6kg 35-60kg 55-75cm 1.3 -1.7m 56-68 52-70 Common dolphin 10-500 ? 70-110kg 80-90cm 1.7 -2.4m 80-120 80-120 Dusky dolphin 6-15 3-5kg 50-90kg 55-70cm 1.6 -2.1m 48-72 48-72 False killer whale 10-50 80kg 1.1-2.2 tonnes 1.6-1.9m 4.3 -6m 16-22 16-22 Fraser's dolphin 100-500 c.19kg c.160-210kg c.1m 2 -2.6m 72-88 68-88 Heavisides's dolphin 2-3 ? 40-75kg c.85cm 1.6 -1.7m 44-56 44-56 Hector's dolphin 2-8 c.9kg 35-60kg 60-75cm 1.2 -1.5m 52-64 52-64 Hour glass dolphin ? 1-7 ? 90-120kg ? c.1.6 -1.8m 56 56 Indopacific humped dolphin 3-7 c.25kg 150-200kg c.1m 2 -2.8m 58-76 58-76 Irrawaddy dolphin 2-10 c.12kg 90-150kg 90cm-1m 2.1 -2.6m 34-40 30-36 Killer whale 35-25 180kg 2.6-9 tonnes 2.1-2.5m 5.5 -9.8m 20-26 20-26 Long finned pilot whale 10-50 c.75kg 1.8-3.5 tonnes 1.8-2m 3.8 -6m 16-24 16-24 Long snouted spinner dolphin 5-200 ? 45-75kg 70-85cm 1.6 -2.1m 88-128 84-124 Melon head 100-500 ? c.160kg c.1m 2.1 -2.7m 42-50 42-50 Northern right whale dolphin 5-500 ? c.60-100kg c.80cm-1m 2 -3m 74-98 74-98 Pacific white sided dolphin 10-100 c.15kg 85-150kg c.80cm-1.2m 1.7 -2.4m 42-64 42-64 Pantropical spotted dolphin 50-1000 ? 90-115kg 80-90cm 1.7 -2.4m 70-96 98-94 Peale's dolphin ? 3-8 ? c.115kg ? c.2 -2.2m 54-55 54-66 Pygmy killer whale 15-25 ? c.110-170kg c.80cm 2.1 -2.6m 16-24 20-26 Risso's dolphin 3-50 ? 300-500kg 1.3-1.7m 2.6 -3.8m 0 4-14 Rough toothed dolphin 10-20 ? 100-150kg c.1m 2.1 -2.6m 38-52 38-56 Short finned pilot whale 10-30 60kg 1-4 tonnes 1.4-1.9m 3.6 -6.5m 14-18 14-18 Short-snouted spinner dolphin ? 5-50 ? 50-90kg c.80cm 1.7 -2m 78-98 78-96 Southern right whale dolphin 2-100 ? c.60-100kg c.80cm-1m 1.8 -2.9m 88-98 88-98 Striped dolphin 10-500 ? 90-150kg c.1m 1.8 -2.5m 78-106 78-106 Tucuxi 2-7 ? 35-45kg c.70-80cm 1.3 -1.8m 52-70 52-70 White beaked dolphin 2-30 40kg 180-275kg 1.2-1.6m 2.5 -2.8m 44-56 44-56 Key Diet Threats Squid or octopus Habitiat destruction Krill or other crustaceans Entanglement in fishing nets Other invertebrates Pollution Fish Hunting/whaling Mammals Human disturbance   Conversions        1kg = 2.2046lb         10cm = 3.937in         1m = 3.281ft c. = circa = approximately