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Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
The Pacific White-sided Dolphin has three tones of color. The chin, throat and belly are creamy white. The beak, flippers, back, and dorsal fin are a dark gray. There are light gray patches on the sides and a further light gray stripe running from above the eye to below the dorsal fin where it thickens along the tail stock. A dark gray ring surrounds the eyes. The Pacific White-sided Dolphin is extremely active and mixes with many of the other cetacean species to be found in the north Pacific, Monterey Bay. It also readily approaches boats and bow-rides. Large groups are common; on average 90 individuals per group but supergroups of more than 3,000 have been recorded. Prey is mainly hake, anchovies, squid, herring, salmon and cod.
