Clymene dolphin

Clymene dolphin[1]
Clymene dolphins
Size compared to an average human
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Stenella
Species:
S. clymene
Binomial name
Stenella clymene
Gray, 1846
Clymene dolphin range
Synonyms
  • Clymene normalis Gray, 1866
  • Clymenia normalis Gray, 1868
  • Prodelphinus clymene Lütken, 1889

The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.[4]

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  2. ^ Jefferson, T.A.; Braulik, G. (2018). "Stenella clymene". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20730A50373865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20730A50373865.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ Amarwal A.R.; et al. (2014). "Hybrid Speciation in a Marine Mammal: The Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene)". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e83645. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...983645A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083645. PMC 3885441. PMID 24421898.