White-beaked dolphin

Gestation lasts 334.7 days, with 1 young per litter, and sexual maturity is reached at 14.5 years. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

180 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

13 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Piscivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

marinesrc for Habitat

Gestation

274 days – 335 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

13 years – 16 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Marinesrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The white-beaked dolphin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCetacea
5. familyDelphinidae
6. genusLagenorhynchus
7. SpeciesLagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)

Synonyms Delphinus albirostris, Delphinus albirostris, Delphinus ibseni, Delphinus pseudotursio, Delphinus tursio, Lagenodelphis albirostris

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Delphinidae

LC, Least Concern

Dusky dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Delphinidae

LC, Least Concern

Hourglass dolphin

Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Delphinidae

LC, Least Concern

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Delphinidae

LC, Least Concern

Peale's dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

Delphinidae

CompareWhite-beaked dolphin vs Atlantic white-sided dolphinWhite-beaked dolphin vs Dusky dolphinWhite-beaked dolphin vs Hourglass dolphinWhite-beaked dolphin vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

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  title = {White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-beaked-dolphin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}