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DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOLPHIN

HERE IS SOME INFORMATION DIFFERENT DOLPHINS. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING ANY OF THEM PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. IF YOU NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT ONE THAT IS NOT LISTED PLEASE ASK AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO GET YOU THE INFO. ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHINE Body roughly cone-shaped in front of the flipper;beak long and slender, withno crease separating it from the forehead, as there is in most dolphins;body often covered with yellowish white blotches;lips and tip of snout white;eyes dark;distribution primarily pelagic, in tropical to warm temperate regions. TUCUXI Similar to Tursiops truncatus, except for smaller, nearly triangular dorsal fin, and tooth count, having 26-35 pairs in each jaw;limited to rivers and floooded jungles, as well as nearshore marine waters of northeastern South America and eastern Central America. INDO-PACIFIC HUMP-BACKED DOLPHIN &ATLANTIC HUMP-BACKED DOLPHIN Dorsal fin at midback consists of a long,ridged base surmounted by a small triangular of falcate fin-tip in adults,west of Indonesia;east of Indonesia the hump is lacking,but the fin is more pronounced;many animals have a speckled appearance;found in coastal waters of of West Africa and in Indo-Pacific;there appear to be two groups of undescribed relationshop in the Indo-Pacific,one west of Indonesia,one east and south of Indonesia. BOTTELNOSED DOLPHIN WHITE-BEAKED DOLPHIN Short,thick beak,white or light gray on European side of range, sometimes dark off North America;two white or gray areas on each side of body,one in front of,and the other behind and below,the dorsal fin;posterior light area continues onto dorsal aspect of caudal peduncle;limited to northern North Atlantic. ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN Narrow white patch on flanks;yellow or tan streak above white patch extending up toward ridge of tail;short,bicolored beak;limited to northern North Atlantic. DUSKY DOLPHIN Lack of a prominent beak;erect,slightly hooked,two-tone dorsal fin; a pair of gray"suspenders"along the back;two dark,shadowlike blazes at midflank pointing tailward;found in temperate southern hemishere. PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN Short,thick beak,clearly demarcated from forehead;dorsal fin sharply hooked,usually dark on leading edge,lighter posteriorly;back dark,but with two stripes or"suspenders"from head to near tail;distribution limited to North Pacific. HOURGLASS DOLPHIN Sharply demarcated black-and-white coloration,with dorsal and ventrolateral dark zones meeting at midflank,separating white sides into anterior and posterior zones;found only in high latitudes of southern hemisphere. PEALE'S DOLPHIN Similar to L.obscurus,but coloration muted;black face and throat; conspicuous dark,diagonal flank patch,above which is a white patch narrowing anteriorly;small white patch above and behind flipper;found only in coastal waters of southern South America and in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands. FRASER'S DOLPHIN Short beak;relatively small flippers,flukes,and dorsal fin(subtriangular); wide,prominent eye-to-anus black band;stocky build;tropical distribution. COMMON DOLPHIN Conspicuous white thoracic patch;V-shaped black or dark-gray saddle with downward-oriented apex on sides directly below dorsal fin;light gray of flank sweeping over dorsal aspect of tail stock;hourglass effect on side, with tan or yellowish tan region making up posterior half of hourglass; absent from high latitudes,but otherwise cosmopolitan. RISSO'S DOLPHIN White or light-gray coloration of adults,usually interrupted only by dark dorsal fin,flippers,and flukes;tall,falcate dorsal fin;extensive scarring on adults;lack of beak;squaris melon bisected by deep crease;primarily found in deep tropiccal and warm temperate waters worldwide. SPOTTED DOLPHIN Body usually spotted,differing by region and age;spotting generally decreases with distance from continental shores of Notth America,but within populations increases with age;beak long and slim;distribution primarily tropical but includes some warm temperate waters in Atlantic; distribution primarily oceanic. STRIPED DOLPHIN Black lateral stripes from eye to flipper and eye to anus;white v-shaped "shoulder blaze,"originating above and behind the eye,and narrowing to a point below and behind the dorsal fin. Primarily tropical to warm temperate distribution. LONG-SNOUTED SPINNER DOLPHINStenella longirostris)& SHORT-SNOUTED SPINNER(or Clymene)DOLPHIN Long,slim snout(longirostris only);lips and tio of snout dark;habitually jumping and spinning on longitudinal axis;dorsal fin usually tiangular or canted slightly forward,often with a light spot in center of dark area; tail stock of adult males usually strongly keeled;distribution tropical to warm temperate,primarily in deep water. SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHIN No dorsal fin;body slim and graceful;striking black and white coloration; white zones covering head and extending onto sides,including flippers,and onto tail stock;small but distinct beak;limited to temperate portions of the southern hemisphere. NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHIN No dorsal fin;body slim and graceful;coloration visible in water primarily blck;small amounts of white ventral hourglass pattern visible around flippers;small but distinct beak;limited to temperate North Pacific. HEAVISIDE'S DOLPHIN Small size;no beak;triangular dorsal fin;all black dorsally,with three lobes of white on each side originating on belly;limited to coastal waters of southwestern Africa. HECTOR'S DOLPHIN Rounded dorsal fin with convex rear margin;no beak;black appendages and mask;light forehead;found only in coastal waters around New Zealand. BLACK DOLPHIN Low, rounded dorsal fin;no beak;dark pigmentation;limited to the coastal waters of Chile. COMMERSON'S DOLPHIN Rounded dorsal fin;unique color pattern;distribution limited to western South Atlantic and near southern tip of South America;also known form vicinity of Kerguelen Island in the southern Indian Ocean,primarily in coastal waters..

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