Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)

Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Delphinidae

February to May and July to September

ID characteristics

Dark upper side, greyish blaze flanks and white or pink undersides Thin dark stripe from eye to underside of tail stock. Some variable stripes behind the eye. Dorsal fin is tall, dark and centered in the body length

Medium, dark beak and rounded melon