Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris]

Description

Stenella longirostris, known as the Spinner Dolphin, is famous for its acrobatic spinning behavior, leaping from the water and rotating along its longitudinal axis. This species features a slender body, a long, thin beak, and a tripartite color pattern that includes a dark back, a light flank, and a white belly. Spinner dolphins are found in off-shore tropical seas around the world, forming large schools and feeding on small fish and squid at night.

Species

Eastern Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris orientalis]

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Central American Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris centroamericana]

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Dwarf Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris roseiventris]

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Gray's Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris longirostris]

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Taxonomy