Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,022
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of the genus Grampus in the family Delphinidae (dolphins). Some of the most closely related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales (Globicephala spp.), pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata), melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra), and false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). These dolphins grow to be about 10 ft in length and can be identified by heavy scarring that appears white.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Risso's dolphin”.