---
title: "Havisidedolfijn"
description: "Cephalorhynchus heavisidii — Zoogdieren. Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/heaviside-s-dolphin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Havisidedolfijn

> Cephalorhynchus heavisidii — Zoogdieren. Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus.

- Scientific name: *Cephalorhynchus heavisidii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 268
- Wikidata: [Q301048](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301048)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41517)

## Names

- en: Heaviside's Dolphin
- de: Heaviside-Delfin
- es: Tunina De Heaviside
- fr: Dauphin De Heaviside
- nl: Havisidedolfijn
- pt: Golfinho-de-heaviside
- pl: Tonin afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (129), NA (117)

## Summary

Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The small cetacean is endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaviside%27s_dolphin

## Photo

![Havisidedolfijn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/heaviside-s-dolphin/medium.jpg)

Photo: AllyP · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335579054

## Machine access

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