Hector's dolphin
A species of Piebald dolphins, Also known as Maui's dolphin Scientific name : Cephalorhynchus hectori Genus : Piebald dolphins
Hector's dolphin, A species of Piebald dolphins
Also known as:
Maui's dolphin
Botanical name: Cephalorhynchus hectori
Genus: Piebald dolphins
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One of the smallest and rarest dolphins in the world, hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is critically endangered, due in no small part to entanglement in fishing nets. Fewer than one hundred individuals are estimated to remain in the waters around its native New Zealand.
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Whales and dolphins Family
Oceanic dolphins Genus
Piebald dolphins Species
Hector's dolphin 
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