A small toothed whale of temperate and tropical seas worldwide, with a darker back and paler underside.
It has a small, compact body and a small, rounded dorsal fin. Its back ranges from brown to bluish gray, while the underside is paler, with white or pink tones.
It is usually seen alone or in small groups of about six or seven. It hunts squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish in mid- and deep water and near the seafloor, using echoes to locate prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.