THE DOLPHIN

A specimen of the Elliot’s dolphin (Steno perniger), which is one of the commonest species found in the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, is exhibited in this gallery. Its distribution ranges from the Indian Ocean eastwards to Australia. The upper parts of this dolphin are dark plumbeous grey and its fins are almost black. But the colour becomes paler on the sides and passes below into a pale pinkish or ashy with a few small dark blotches on the breast and abdomen.