Common Name
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Delphinidae
Species Name
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Status
Lower Risk
States
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Distribution
North Atlantic: cold temperate waters
Notes
Acrobatic and energetic. Found in small to large groups, sometimes in association with Fin, Humpback or Pilot whales. Habitat is continental shelf and offshore waters.