An adult Clymene dolphin can be about 6’ 6” in length and weigh close to 200 pounds. They are very slender in build which helps them to move with extreme ease through the water. The coloring of this dolphin is very interesting. They have three different layers that offer different coloring.
The top color that you will see from the shore is dark gray and it moves all the way down their body. They also feature a layer of lighter gray that goes from the beak, around both of their eyes, and finished on the tail. The underside of this type of dolphin is either white or pink.
They do look very similar to the spinner dolphin so they are often mistaken for that. Some researchers early on even argued that they should be a sub species of the spinner dolphins. However, enough distinction between the two has been noted for them to have their own classification.
Distribution
You will find the Clymene dolphin living in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It isn’t fully known though exactly where all in this region they happen to live. There is still a great deal of research that needs to be done in regards to this type of dolphin.
However, they have been noted in a huge range along the Atlantic Ocean. Some have been seen in the United States close to New Jersey. Others have been seen by Morocco as well as down to the tip of Rio de Janeiro. The largest number of them have been seen though along the Gulf of Mexico.
The count along the Gulf of Mexico is approximately 5,000. The number of them total though remains a mystery.
(source:google/http://www.dolphins-world.com/)
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