Chou Lien-siang's book Guide to Cetaceans of Taiwan points out that 28 species of Cetacea, including the bottlenose dolphin, the Risso's dolphin, and the pantropical spotted dolphin, have been recorded in the waters surrounding Taiwan.
而周蓮香的著作《台灣鯨類圖鑑》指出，在台灣附近海域，目前記錄的有太平洋瓶鼻海豚、熱帶斑海豚、花紋海豚…… 等二十八種海豚。