Dolphin photos

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Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata, Maui
Pantropical spotted dolphin.
Species: Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04561  
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata, Maui
Pantropical spotted dolphin.
Species: Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04562  
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata, Maui
Pantropical spotted dolphin.
Species: Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04563  
Rissos dolphins surfacing, one spouting/blowing while others show dorsal fins.  Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white.  San Diego, Grampus griseus
Rissos dolphins surfacing, one spouting/blowing while others show dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04836  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 04883  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 04886  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 04889  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 04896  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 04899  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04920  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04922  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04923  
Common dolphin, Baja California, Delphinus delphis
Common dolphin, Baja California.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Image ID: 04929  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04930  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04932  
Common dolphin, Baja California, Delphinus delphis
Common dolphin, Baja California.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Image ID: 04934  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04939  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04945  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04951  
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 06421  
A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces.  Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego, Grampus griseus
A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego.
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07601  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 18931  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 18932  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 18933  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 18934  
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising), Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising).
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 18935  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00002  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00003  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00005  
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