Learn about Rough-toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
Max length 2.8 m
Max weight 150 kg
Mottled grey color with narrow dark “cape” on back, they have a slender snout with white “lips” and no crease separating it from forehead as in most other dolphins. Dorsal fin is curved with some marking or chipping in adults. It is common to see them in groups of fifty or fewer.
FunFact
Trainers who have had experience working with this species in aquaria claim it to be one of the most intelligent of all dolphin species
Approachability
Predominately an offshore species, they are known to approach shore where they are curious toward boats and swimmers.
Extinct
Extinct in Wild
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Learn About Other Whales
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata)
Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus)
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
