Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lagenodelphis hosei
delfín de Fraser, Fraser´s dolphin
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetartiodactyla
Suborder
Cetancodonta
Superfamily
Odontoceti
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Lagenodelphis
Species
hosei
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Vagrant
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"Galapagos Species Database, Lagenodelphis hosei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5219. Accessed 2 November 2026.