Stenella frontalis   (Cuvier, 1829)

Atlantic spotted dolphin

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Delphinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 5425 m (Ref. 116169).  Tropical; 90°N - 21°S, 180°W - 18°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean. Tropical and warm temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 230 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394); max. published weight: 143.0 kg (Ref. 1394)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Their tropical to warm temperate distribution is mostly over the offshore continental shelf; they also inhabit some deep oceanic waters (Ref. 1394). Feeds on a wide variety of fishes and squids (Ref. 1394). Their tropical to warm temperate distribution is mostly over the offshore continental shelf; they also inhabit some deep oceanic waters. Feeds on a wide variety of fishes and squids (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | 1 GoMexSI (interaction data) | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.9 - 28, mean 24.8 (based on 1410 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.