Atlantic spotted dolphin

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Other forms of name
Spotted dolphin, Atlantic
Stenella doris
Stenella froenatus
Stenella frontalis
Stenella pernettensis
nne Stenella plagiodon
See Also From tracing topical name
Stenella (Mammals)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q247990
Library of congress: sh 85127942
Sources of Information
  • 97209867: Timmerman, J.R. Seal/dolphin - Phoca/Stenella, c1997:p. 3 (Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis)
  • Walker mam. world:p. 987 (Stenella frontalis (Atlantic spotted dolphin); S. plagiodon and S. pernettensis made synonyms in 1987 revision)
  • Wilson, D.E. Mammal species of the world, 1993:p. 356 (Stenella frontalis; synonyms: doris, froenatus, plagiodon)
  • Corbet, G.B. World list of mammalian species, 1991:p. 118 (Stenella frontalis (plagiodon), Atlantic spotted dolphin)
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Wikipedia description:

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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