The Clymene Dolphin looks very similar to the Spinner Dolphin
and at sea, where the two species may intermingle in large groups,
they may be indistinguishable. At close quarters it is possible to
observe that the beak of the Clymene is slightly shorter that its
relative. The dorsal fin is also less erect and triangular.

The basic color of the Clymene Dolphin is "Cetacean Neapolitan" -
it comes in three shaded layers - the underside being a white-pink color.
Next comes a strip of light grey that runs from just
above the beak, round either side of the eye all the way back to
the tail stock where the band thickens. The top layer, from the
forehead, along the back to the dorsal fin and down to the top of
the tail stock is a dark grey. The beak, lips and flippers are also
dark grey in color.

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