Clymene Dolphin

Stenella clymene

The Clymene Dolphin is the only known cetacean hybrid species, having originated from hybridization between spinner dolphins and striped dolphins. It is found only in the tropical and warm-temperate Atlantic and is regularly encountered off the southeastern United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. It performs barrel-roll spins similar to spinner dolphins and has a distinctive three-part flank coloration.

Habitat

Warm tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

Diet

Fish, squid, and small mesopelagic prey

How common

Uncommon

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