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Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin

The Spinner Dolphin is dark gray, with darker patches in the
tail stock, back and throat. Usually it has creamy-white patch on
the belly though this varies considerably. The beak is distinctively
long and thin, with a dark tip. The fins too are lengthy for
dolphins of this size. The dorsal fin is erect and even leans
forward in older males found in the eastern Pacific. However
this description has to be described as a little loose -
Spinner Dolphins are the most variable in form of all cetaceans.

Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins, also called Gray's Spinner Dolphins
have very clear colors and markings.

 

Facts

 

Scientific Name:

Stenella longirostris longirostris

Length:

2,35 m / 8.2 ft

Weight:

up to 78 kg /200 lb

Age:

?

Total Population:

?

Map Range:

 

Captivity

Current Spinner Dolphins in Captivity:

Mote Marine Lab

Past Spinner Dolphins in Captivity:

Sea life park Hawaii.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Marineland of the Pacific
Sea World Florida
Gelanggang Samudra