Atlantic spotted dolphin

Atlantic spotted dolphin
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Stenella
Species:
S. frontalis
Binomial name
Stenella frontalis
Cuvier, 1829
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin range
Synonyms
  • Delphinus froenatus Cuvier, 1836
  • Delphinus frenatus Gray, 1846
  • Delphinus doris Gray, 1846
  • Stenella plagiodon Cope, 1866
  • Spilodelphis frontalis

The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies.

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