Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hourglass Dolphin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aethalodelphis obliquidens
- Aethalodelphis obscurus
- Cephalorhynchus australis
- Phocoenoides dalli
- Stenella coeruleoalba
- Lissodelphis borealis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Cephalorhynchus
- Species
- Cephalorhynchus cruciger
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