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Beak length
”Mickey mouse”-shaped, rounded
HECTOR’S DOLPHIN
(Cephalorhynchus hectori )
Other characteristics:
- smallest dolphin (1.2-1.6 meters)
- Black shading around dorsal fin, pectoral fin, cheeks
and eyes, and lower part of tail
- 3-pronged or “trident” shape white patch
on belly
- No pronounced beak
- Usually coastal in small groups (5-8)
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 Triangular,
hooked with point 
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Beak length
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Blunt and rounded
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Long, narrow and protruding
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Long, narrow and protruding
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Body colors
Black, Grey, and white. Not Tan or Brown
Dusky
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Body colors
Chocolate Brown, Tan stripes on sides
Common
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Body colors
Grey, often with White scrape marks
Bottlenose
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