Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
: Family Delphinidae :
Stenella
attenuata
(Gray)
Description.
A small dolphin with a
relatively short, black beak, blackish back, grayish
sides, and white underparts; eyes usually encircled with
black rings joined by a black stripe across base of
rostrum; dorsal fin, flipper, and flukes black; the pale
sides and abdomen often covered with small blackish
spots; posterior to the dorsal fin the blackish
upperparts and the flippers often covered with grayish
white dots. Teeth small (diameter at alveolus 2.5-3.0 mm)
and 38-42 in each toothrow. Total length, 1.5-2.0 m.
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