Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
The striped dolphin may resemble a common dolphin at first glance. In both species full-grown individuals have a size of around 2 m and a weight of 100 kg. Striped dolphins regularly form mixed-species groups with common dolphins in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Presence in the Strait of Gibraltar: permanent
Other names: euphrosyne dolphin, whitebelly, blue-white dolphin, Meyen's dolphin, Gray's dolphin, long-snouted dolphin, Greek dolphin, harnessed dolphin, black-jawed dolphin, Gray's porpoise, Gray's long-snouted porpoise, streaker porpoise, streaker, white-belly porpoise, streaker porpoise
| Suborder: | toothed whales |
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| Family: | Delphinidae (dolphins) |
| Size: | 1,8 - 2,5 m |
| Weight: | 90 - 150 kg |
| Diet: | fish, cephalopodes, crustaceans |
| Status: | not endangered |
Features:
- dark back
- bluish-grey sides
- off-white underside
- three stipes behind each eye (two to the flippers, one running across body to after)
- bluish-grey stripe from sides towards dorsal fin
- falcate dorsal fin
- flukes with slight notch