No. 263 Delphinus Lentiginosus. — The Freckled Dolphin
Native Name.—Bolla Gadimi, Telegu.
Habitat.—Madras coast.
Description.—Body fusiform, as in the last, but with smaller pectoral and dorsal but larger caudal fin; the back is straighter and not so much rounded on the shoulders, and the colour is bluish-cinerous or slaty, freckled with small irregular spots of brown or plumbeous, and longitudinal streaks of the same flecked with white; the under parts a shade lighter than rest of the body. The snout is six inches in length.
Dentition: 32—32/32—33 = 129.
Size.—Seven to eight feet; girth four feet.
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