The Striped Dolphin's colouration is very conspicuous
and makes them relatively easy to distinguish at sea.
The underside is white or pink. There are one or two dark
blue bands that run from the bottom of the eye to the flipper.
These bands widen to the width of the flipper which are the same size.
There are two further blue stripes running from behind the ear -
one is short and ends just above the flipper. The other is longer
and thickens along the flanks until it curves down under the belly
just prior to the tail stock. Above these stripes the dolphin's flanks
are coloured light blue. The back, dorsal fin, melon and beak are dark blue.
There is also a dark blue patch around the eyes. The lips are white.
The tail stock is the same mid-blue colour as the middle stripe of the flank.

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