Order CETACEA

Family MONODONTIDAE

Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776): Beluga

Karyotype is unknown.

Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758: Narwhal

Karyotype is unknown.


Family PHOCOENIDAE

Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758): Harbor porpoise

Karyotype is unknown.

Neophocoena phocaenoides (Cuvier, 1829): Finless porpoise

Karyotype is unknown.

Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885): Dall's porpoise

Karyotype is unknown.


Family DELPHINIDAE

Steno bredanensis (Llesson, 1828): Rough-toothed dolphin

Karyotype is unknown.

Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821): Bottlenose dolphin

2n=??, FN=??
Autosomes: ????; X: ??; Y: ??

Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833): Striped dolphin

Karyotype is unknown.

Stenella attenuata (Gray, 1846): Pantropical spotted dolphin

Karyotype is unknown.

Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828): Spinner dolphin

Karyotype is unknown.

Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848): Northern right whale dolphin

Karyotype is unknown.

Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758: Short-beaked common dolphinFamily DELPHINIDAE

Karyotype is unknown.



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