Bottlenose Dolphin

Colour – dark to light grey with a pale belly

Beak – short and rounded

Dorsal fin – Mostly curved

Maximum length – 2.7 metres in the bay, up to 3.8 metres offshore.

Common Dolphin

Colour – Dark grey dorsally with a cream to light grey hourglass patterning on the flank.

Beak – long and slender

Dorsal fin – More triangular than bottlenose dolphin, may have shades of cream into dark grey

Maximum length – Approximately 2.5 metres

Killer Whale

Colour – predominantly black with a white belly and striking white patch above the eye.

Grey saddle behind the dorsal fin.

Dorsal fin – Tall in males (up to 2 metres), smaller and curved in adult females.

Maximum length – 7 – 8 metres (Australian killer whales)

Unknown Dolphin

Humpback Whale

Colour – dark grey with areas of white on the flank and underside

Dorsal fin – located 2/3 of the way long the body

Pectoral fins – very long, approximately 1/3 of body length

Maximum length – 14 – 16 metres

Southern Right Whale

Colour – black with raised patches of yellow/cream around head

Dorsal fin – absent

Pectoral fins – large square shaped

Maximum length – 17 metres

Unknown Whale