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Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) The original NOAA image has been modified by adjusting tone and brightness.
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English: Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
The original NOAA image has been modified by adjusting tone and brightness.
Date 12 August 2006, 15:31:18
Source http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/spotteddolphin_atlantic.htm
Author NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantic_spotted_dolphin_(Stenella_frontalis)_NOAA.jpg
The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies. Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas have been observed mating with bottlenose dolphins. Rich LeDuc has published data that suggest the Atlantic spotted dolphin may be more closely related to bottlenose dolphin (genus Tursiops) than to other members of the genus Stenella. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Delphinidae, Genus: Stenella, Species: Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829), Synonyms: Stenella plagiodon Cope, 1866. |
