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

# Golfinho-de-heaviside

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

- Scientific name: *Cephalorhynchus heavisidii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- 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

![Golfinho-de-heaviside](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=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).