---
title: "Northern Right Whale Dolphin"
description: "Lissodelphis borealis — Mammiferi. The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-right-whale-dolphin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Right Whale Dolphin

> Lissodelphis borealis — Mammiferi. The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Lissodelphis borealis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 351
- Wikidata: [Q918331](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918331)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41537](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41537)

## Names

- en: Northern Right Whale Dolphin
- de: Nördlicher Glattdelfin
- es: Delfín liso norteño
- fr: Dauphin aptère boréal
- nl: Noordelijke gladde dolfijn
- pt: Golfinho-liso-do-norte
- pl: Delfiniec wielorybi

## Countries with the most observations

US (123), CA (4)

## Summary

The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Lacking a dorsal fin, and appearing superficially porpoise-like, it is one of the two species of right whale dolphin.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_right_whale_dolphin

## Photo

![Northern Right Whale Dolphin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-right-whale-dolphin/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396064807

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-right-whale-dolphin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).