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This article is from the Dolphin FAQ, by Jaap van der Toorn with numerous contributions by others.

4.1 How many species of dolphins are there?

The taxonomy of whales and dolphins is still subject to change. But in the most common view, the family of dolphins (Delphinidae) consists of 32 different species. Closely related families (the white whales (Monodontidae) and river dolphins (Platanistidae) have 2 resp. 5 species).

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