Atlantic white-sided dolphin
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The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is a small, agile marine mammal found in the cold temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, known for its striking black, white, and yellowish coloration and highly social behavior.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagenorhynchus acutus | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine mammal
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species of dolphin ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal and nocturnal ⓘ |
| authority | (Gray, 1828) ⓘ |
| beak | short beak ⓘ |
| behavior |
acrobatic
ⓘ
often bow-rides vessels ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lagenorhynchus acutus
|
| bodyLength | about 2.5 to 3.1 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | about 200 to 230 kilograms ⓘ |
| calvingInterval | about 2 to 3 years ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
black back
ⓘ
light gray flank patch ⓘ white underside ⓘ yellowish or pale tan flank patch ⓘ |
| commonName | Atlantic white-sided dolphin self-link ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure | protected under various national laws in range states ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | yellowish flank patch ⓘ |
| dorsalFin | tall falcate dorsal fin ⓘ |
| dorsalFinColor | dark with pale patch ⓘ |
| echolocation | yes ⓘ |
| family |
Odontoceti
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphinidae
|
| foragingStrategy | cooperative hunting ⓘ |
| genus | Lagenorhynchus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern North Atlantic
ⓘ
waters off Europe ⓘ waters off Greenland ⓘ waters off Iceland ⓘ waters off North America ⓘ waters off the British Isles ⓘ western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 10 to 12 months ⓘ |
| groupSize |
often forms groups of 10 to several hundred individuals
ⓘ
superpods of over 1000 individuals reported ⓘ |
| habitat |
cold temperate waters
ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 27 years or more in the wild ⓘ |
| migration | seasonal movements linked to prey distribution ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| similarTo | white-beaked dolphin ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly social ⓘ |
| swimmingSpeed | fast swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in fishing gear
ⓘ
historical hunting ⓘ noise disturbance ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| vocalization | uses clicks and whistles for communication ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
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binomialName
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Lagenorhynchus acutus