Chilean dolphin
| Chilean dolphin Temporal range: Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Chilean dolphins around Isla Gordon | |
| Size compared to an average human | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Cephalorhynchus |
| Species: | C. eutropia |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846 | |
| Chilean dolphin range | |
The Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia), also known as the Black dolphin, is one of four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The dolphin is found only off the coast of Chile; it is commonly referred to in the country as tonina.