Key Identification Features
- In this subspecies, a dark dorsal cape softens the distinctness of their tripartite color patterns.
- Adults are typically dark gray overall, with different varieties showing distinct coloration patterns.
- chinensis are genetically distinct, delphinids have a high capacity for hybridization, leading to hybrid populations in areas where their ranges overlap.
- For example, two distinct forms are recorded off the Pacific coast of central Japan.
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