Striped dolphin

striped dolphin

Scientific Name: Stenella coeruleoalba 
Other Names: Whitebelly dolphin, Blue-white dolphin, Gray's dolphin
Length: 6-8.3 ft. (1.8-2.5 m.)
Weight: 200-330 lbs. (90-150 kg.)
Teeth: 156-216

Striped dolphins are the most robust of the species Stenella. The colors of this species are variable, but there is always a dark stripe running along the side and usually a dark band curving from the dorsal fin to the eye. These dolphins frequently breach, sometimes as high as 23 feet.