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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Wayne Hoggard NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, public domain, via iNaturalist

Dolphins & whales

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis (G.Cuvier, 1829)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Spotted Dolphin
DutchAtlantische Gevlekte Dolfijn
SpanishDelfín pintado
Chinese花斑原海豚
Scientific nameStenella frontalis (G.Cuvier, 1829)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae
GenusStenella

In Suriname

51Records in Suriname
2008First record
2021Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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