Sep 16, 2022 · Pacific white-sided dolphins, known for the distinct coloring that give them their name, are a playful and highly social marine mammal. They are also sometimes known as the …

Pacific white-sided dolphins are robust with short beaks with a large, sharply curved dorsal fin. The have unique coloring with a dark grey back, light gray on the sides and a white underbelly. …

An overall dark grey or black in colour that can vary in respective populations, Pacific white-sided dolphins have greyish stripes under the dorsal fin that meet and broaden along the tailstock. …

Light gray patches are seen on the sides and a further light gray stripe runs from above the eye to below the dorsal fin, where it thickens along the tail stock. A dark gray ring surrounds the eyes. …

Pacific white-sided dolphin is identified by the unusually large, curved dorsal fin, due to which the animal is sometimes called "hookfin porpoise", although it's not a porpoise. The sides and …

It is easy to confuse the Pacific white-sided dolphin with the Dall’s porpoise as they both have a similar color pattern. It is necessary to look at the colors of the dorsal fin of the dolphin, which …

The Pacific white-sided dolphin inhabits temperate, coastal waters in the North Pacific, avoiding both tropical or Arctic waters. Its range extends from Amchitka Island in the Aleutians, to the …

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. LENGTH Up to 2.5 m / 8 ft. DORSAL FIN Sharply curved, bi-coloured. APPEARANCE Dark back, white underside, grey side streaks. BEHAVIOUR Only …

distinctive feature of this species is a prominent, strongly recurved and bi-colored dorsal fin. The dark grey back and sides are separated from the white belly by a black border.

Their dorsal fin in the middle of their back is quite curved and is bicoloured with dark grey and white/light grey. Pacific white-sided dolphin life expectancy is estimated to be 40 years old. …