Stenella attenuata (Gray, 1846)
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuata
photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Family:  Delphinidae (marine or true dolphins)
Max. size:  260 cm TL (male/unsexed); 240 cm TL (female); max.weight: 120 kg
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 5300 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific: Stenella attenuata graffmani: Gulf of California and Colombia; Stenella attenuata subspecies A: Hawaii; Stenella attenuata subspecies B: Baja California Sur, Colombia. Tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Major threats to this species is incidental catches specifically by tuna fishermen in the eastern Pacific, and as sustainable by-catch with the use of gillnets in the Pacific and northern Indian Ocean (Ref. 85211).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 05 April 2018 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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