Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagorhyncus, lagenorhyncus or  langenorchynchus acutus

AKA: jumper, springer, Atlantic white-sided porpoise, lag

Atlantic white-sided dolphins are black with yellowish bellies and white sides. They have short beaks and falcate dorsal fins and inhabit the temperate waters of the North Atlantic ocean. Jumpers stay mostly offshore and eat fish, squid and crustaceans. They grow to about 2.5 meters (males are generally a bit bigger than females).

To learn more about Atlantic white-sided dolphins visit:

http://www.cetacea.org/aside.htm

http://www.coreresearch.org/education/eduwsdolph.htm

http://www.gn.apc.org/whales/dolphin1.shtml