Project: 
Project A15 - Conservation status of tropical inshore dolphins
Researcher email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Dwarf Spinner dolphin
Species scientific name: 
Stenella longirostris roseiventris
Date: 
January, 2021
Location: 
WA
Hub imagery ID: 
4450
Depth: 
25m
Habitat: 
Shallow coastal waters
Platform: 
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Caption: 
A small morph of the Spinner Dolphin, likely the dwarf spinner, leaping in coastal waters off the Kimberley Coast.
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
University of Western Australia
Credit: 
Dr Simon Allen
Contact email address: 
simon.allen@uwa.edu.au
Description: 
So little is known of Spinner Dolphin populations in Australian waters that we are unsure even of the number of species or subspecies here. In this image, a diminutive little dolphin, likely a dwarf spinner, leaps clear of the surface as it rushes over to ride the pressure wave at the bow of the research boat just off James Price Point in Western Australia.