Blackfish, Dolphins & Porpoises Index

This Index covers all my Blackfish, Dolphins & Porpoises Posts. The taxonomy follows the Marine Mammals of the World (Second Edition) book. More Cetacean photos can be found by following the links to the Posts below each photo. I will continue to add to the photos and links as I write new Cetacean Blogs.

Blackfish

There are six species of Blackfish: Orca, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale, False Killer Whale, Pygmy Killer Whale and Melon-headed Whale.

Currently, I have seen Orca, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale, False Killer Whale and Melon-headed Whale. I do not have any photos of Orca.

Short-finned Pilot Whale: At sea between Tristan da Cunha and St Helena (17 Apr 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whales: At sea between St Helena and Ascension Island (21 Apr 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whales: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (25 Apr 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whale: A close individual at sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (28 Apr 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whale: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde Island (29 Apr 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whale: At sea between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (3 May 18)

Short-finned Pilot Whale: At sea off the Canary Islands (4 May 18)

Long-finned Pilot Whale: Bay of Biscay (9 May 18)

False Killer Whales: Two False Killer Whales between St Helena & Ascension Island (21 Apr 18)

False Killer Whale: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)

Melon-headed Whale: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (26 Apr 18)

Pelagic Dolphins

There are thirty species of pelagic Dolphins: Irrawaddy River Dolphin, Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphin, Indian Ocean Hump-backed Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin, Australian Hump-backed Dolphin, Rough-toothed Dolphin, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Dusky Dolphin, White-beaked Dolphin, Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, Hourglass Dolphin, Peale's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Clymene Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Fraser's Dolphin, Northern Rightwhale Dolphin, Southern Rightwhale Dolphin, Commerson's Dolphin, Heaviside's Dolphin, Hector's Dolphin and Chilean Dolphin.

Currently, I have seen Rough-toothed Dolphin, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Dusky Dolphin, White-beaked Dolphin, Hourglass Dolphin, Peale's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Clymene Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Northern Rightwhale Dolphin and Hector's Dolphin. I do not have any photos of Rough-toothed Dolphin, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, White-beaked Dolphin, Hourglass Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Northern Rightwhale Dolphin and Hector's Dolphin.

Dusky Dolphin: Arica Pelagic, Chile (17 Mar 18)

Peale's Dolphin: From a rib at the Punihuil Penguin colony, Chiloe Island, Chile. Unfortunately, this individual is caught up with fishing gear (20 Mar 18)

Peale's Dolphin: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)

Risso's Dolphin: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (27 Apr 18)

Risso's Dolphin: At sea between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (3 May 18)

Risso's Dolphin: Torpoint, Cornwall, UK (15 June 18)

Bottlenose Dolphin: Captive individual at the Eilat Sealife Centre, Israel (9 Apr 14)

Bottlenose Dolphin: Crossing to Bardsey, North Wales (18 Jun 15)

Bottlenose Dolphin: Ascension Island (24 Apr 18)

Bottlenose Dolphin: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (29 Apr 18)

Bottlenose Dolphin: At sea between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (3 May 18)

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin: St Helena (18 Apr 18)

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin: A large pod at sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (28 Apr 18)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin: Leaving Cape Verde (1 May 18)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin: At sea between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (3 May 18)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin: At sea off the Canary Islands (4 May 18)

Spinner Dolphin: A large pod at sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (27 Apr 18)

Clymene Dolphin: At sea between St Helena and Ascension Island (21 Apr 18)

Clymene Dolphin: Close acrobatics from a Clymene Dolphin between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (28 Apr 18)

Striped Dolphin: A pod at sea between St Helena and Ascension Island (22 Apr 18)

Striped Dolphin: At sea between Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (2 May 18)

Striped Dolphin: At sea off the Canary Islands (4 May 18)

Striped Dolphin: At sea between Madeira and Portugal (6 May 18)

Striped Dolphin: At sea off Portugal (7 May 18)

Striped Dolphin: In Southern Biscay from the Brittany Ferry (15 Aug 18)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: Crossing Lochmaddy to Uig, UK (17 Oct 15)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: At sea off Tristan da Cunha (13 Apr 18)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: Bay of Biscay (9 May 18)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: Off St David's Head (6 July 18)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: Mother & youngster in Northern Biscay from the Brittany Ferry (15 Aug 18)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin: Southern Biscay from the Brittany Ferry (15 Aug 18)

Southern Rightwhale Dolphin: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)

Commerson's Dolphin: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)

Riverine Dolphins

There are five species of Riverine Dolphins: Tucuxi, Guiana Dolphin, South Asian River Dolphin, Amazon River Dolphin and Franciscana Dolphin.

Currently, I have seen Amazon River Dolphin. I do not have any photos of Amazon River Dolphin.

Porpoises

There are seven species of Porpoises: Dall's Porpoise, Harbour Porpoise, Spectacled Porpoise, Burmeister's Porpoise, Vaquita Porpoise, Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise and Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise.

Currently, I have seen Harbour Porpoise.

Harbour Porpoise: Slapton, UK (25 Feb 17)

Harbour Porpoise: English Channel (11 May 18)

Spectacled Porpoise: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)

Burmeister's Porpoise: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)