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title: "Atlantic White-sided Dolphin"
description: "Leucopleurus acutus — Zoogdieren. The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus or Leucopleurus acutus) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/atlantic-white-sided-dolphin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic White-sided Dolphin

> Leucopleurus acutus — Zoogdieren. The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus or Leucopleurus acutus) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Leucopleurus acutus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 776
- iNaturalist taxon: [1368483](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1368483)

## Names

- en: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
- de: Weißseitendelfin
- es: Delfín de flancos blancos
- fr: Lagénorhynque à flancs blancs

## Countries with the most observations

US (125), CA (104), NO (7), GB (3)

## Summary

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus or Leucopleurus acutus) is a distinctively coloured dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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

## Photo

![Atlantic White-sided Dolphin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-white-sided-dolphin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141187242

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-white-sided-dolphin?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).