Mammalian dolphins are any of approximately 50 species of toothed whales (suborder Odontoceti) that belong to the mammal family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) or to the mammal families Platanistidae and Iniidae (river dolphins). The name dolphin is also applied to members of the fish genus Coryphaena (family Coryphaenidae), also known as mahimahi.
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