Object: Hector’s Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Beneden,1881)
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Registration Number  MM001915
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Mammalia
Order  Cetacea
Family  Delphinidae
Scientific Name
Cephalorhynchus hectori (van Beneden,1881)
Identified By  Webber, M
Common / Maori name  Hector's Dolphin, Tupoupou, Hopuhopu, Pehipehi, Tutumairekurai, Waiaua
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  South Island, Marlborough
Precise locality  Kaikoura
Collected By  Webber, M
Section  Marine Mammals

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