. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to nearly 4 m long. Body dark gray on back; lighter gray on sides; belly white to pink. Beak thick and short. Dorsal fin tall, back curved. Ride bow waves; often turn head downwards or to the sides while doing so. Distribution temperate and tropical, usually within 20 miles ot shore foften m bays, lagoons, and larger rivers i and around islands, but e,xtending seaward of the continental shell; also occurring pelagically in the eastern Tropical Pacific. Body to about 2.5 m long. Body dark gray to purplish-gray
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. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Body to nearly 4 m long. Body dark gray on back; lighter gray on sides; belly white to pink. Beak thick and short. Dorsal fin tall, back curved. Ride bow waves; often turn head downwards or to the sides while doing so. Distribution temperate and tropical, usually within 20 miles ot shore foften m bays, lagoons, and larger rivers i and around islands, but e, xtending seaward of the continental shell; also occurring pelagically in the eastern Tropical Pacific. Body to about 2.5 m long. Body dark gray to purplish-gray on back with uhite or pink blotches on sides; belly white. Cape is very narrow behind dorsal fin, broadening briefly adjacent to dorsal fin but narrowing again from tront of dorsal fin to head. Body frequently shows numerous white scars. Head long and cone-shaped, tapering gradually from in front of flippers to tip of snout; beak long and slender; no clear separation of beak from forehead. Rades bow waves. Distribution in deep tropical waters.. BoTTLENOSE Dolphin Tursiops trumalus (A). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Leatherwood, Stephen; Stewart, Brent S; Folkens, Pieter A; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Calif. ); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. [Santa Barbara, Calif. ] : National Marine Sanctuary Program