Atlantic spotted dolphin

Atlantic spotted dolphin[1]
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. 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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  2. ^ Braulik, G.; Jefferson, T.A. (2018). "Stenella frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20732A50375312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20732A50375312.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.