Key Identification Features
- For example, two distinct forms are recorded off the Pacific coast of central Japan.
- As the species' common name suggests, its teeth are also distinctive: they have a roughened surface formed by many narrow, irregular ridges.
- The outer shape of the rough-toothed dolphin's jaw is very distinct, and the lower jaw is usually white, sometimes with a faint pink tint.
- Older individuals often develop distinct pinkish, yellow, or white markings around the mouth and along the underside.
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