Gray's Spinner Dolphin [Stenella longirostris longirostris]
Description
Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin, Gray's Spinner Dolphin is found across the tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. It has a slender body, long thin beak, and a distinctive tripartite color pattern. The diet consists mainly of small mesopelagic fish, squids, and shrimps.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Mammals
Mammalia
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| Order |
Cetaceans
Cetacea
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| Family |
Oceanic dolphins
Delphinidae
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| Genus |
Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
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