Pacific white-sided dolphin
Scientific name Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. A species of dolphin found in the North Pacific.
The Pacific white-sided dolphin is a species of dolphin that inhabits the North Pacific.
dusky dolphin
white-beaked dolphin
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in specialized or older texts.
The name カマイルカ literally means 'sickle dolphin', from 鎌 (kama, 'sickle') and 海豚 (iruka, 'dolphin'), referring to the sickle-shaped dorsal fin.