Stenella frontalis
– Data Deficient
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CETACEA
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Family:
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DELPHINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Stenella frontalis
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Species Authority:
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(G. Cuvier, 1829)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN, BRIDLED DOLPHIN |
| French | — | DAUPHIN TACHETÉ DE L'ATLANTIQUE |
| Spanish | — | DELFÍN MANCHADO DEL ATLÁNTICO, DELFÍN PINTADO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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DD ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Cetacean Specialist Group
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Justification:
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Extract from Reeves et al. (2003, pp. 46): "Atlantic Spotted Dolphins occur throughout much of the tropical and warm temperate Atlantic Ocean. They are generally abundant in shelf waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Some animals are harpooned for food or bait in the Caribbean Sea and possibly elsewhere along the coasts of northeastern South America, West Africa, and offshore islands. There are few abundance estimates, and mortality in gillnets and other fishing gear is poorly documented. No serious conservation problems are known, but it is important to emphasize that no proper assessment has been conducted."
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History:
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| 1994 | - | Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Algeria; Angola; Bahamas; Brazil; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Colombia; Côte d'Ivoire; Gabon; Guinea; Haiti; Honduras; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Namibia; Nicaragua; Panama; Portugal (Azores); Puerto Rico; Saint Helena; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Spain (Canary Is.); United States; Venezuela; Western Sahara
Uncertain presence and origin:
Senegal
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Atlantic-eastern central; Atlantic-northeast; Atlantic-northwest; Atlantic-southeast; Atlantic-southwest; Atlantic-western central
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Marine
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List of Habitats:
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| 9.1 | Marine Neritic - Pelagic |
| 10.1 | Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m) |
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 3.1.2 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing) |
| 3.4.2 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Materials - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Reeves, R.R., Smith, B.D., Crespo, E.A. and di Sciara, G.N. (compilers) 2003. Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation Action Plan for the World's Cetaceans. IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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