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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