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Figure 120. - A bridled dolphin harpooned in the commercial whale fishery off St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. If the color pattern has faded, bridled dolphins 

 cannot be readily distinguished from the Atlantic spotted dolphins and must be sent to a museum for preparation and examination of the skull and 

 skeleton. (PAoto hy W. A. Huck, courtesy of MarmeUmd of Florida.) 



Figure 121. — A bridled dolphin from St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Note the dark cape of the back, the 

 lighter side, and the dark stripes from the eye to the snout (found in most dolphin species) and the flipper to 

 the gape, a feature which fades as the animal's spotting increases. Together these two features comprise 

 the "bridle" from which the common name derives. Note also the white lips and the white lower jaw. 

 (Photo by J. R. Sullivan.) 



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