Striped dolphin
Striped dolphin
(Stenella coeruleoalba)
Marine mammal, differentiated from fish by its lung respiration, the absence of scales, and its flat and horizontal caudal fin.
They are characterized by their ability to echolocation and sound communication. Your brain has convolutions in its cortex just like that of a human being.
It belongs to the order of the Cetaceans and within this to the suborder Odontocetes, which are characterized by having teeth and a single blowhole (orifice that communicates the tracheas with the outside).
Within this suborder are the family Delphinidae where the striped dolphin is found, in the most diverse family and with the largest number of species in all the oceans.
The striped dolphin can measure up to 2.7 meters. Its skin is light gray with a black lateral line. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, and shrimp.
It is the most abundant species of Dolphin in the Mediterranean, although it is in a vulnerable state of conservation due to the affectation by morbillivirus, pollutants such as organochlorines from agriculture and fishing gear.