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Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828). Spicil. Zool., 1:1.
©2002 (photo by
L. Dolar)
ORDER—CETACEA
FAMILY—Delphinidae
COMMON NAME—Spinner dolphin.
DISTRIBUTION—Tropical and subtropical zones, between 40°N and 40°S. Sighted in the China Sea (west of Palawan), Sulu Sea, Bohol Sea, Tanon Strait, Cebu Strait, Verde Island Passage, Camotes Sea, Batangas Bay, and Celebes Sea (Dolar & Perrin, 1996; Dolar & Wood, 1993; Hammond & Leatherwood, 1984; Leatherwood et al., 1992). Specimens are from the Sulu and Bohol seas (SUML).
HABITAT—Nearshore and oceanic waters.
STATUS—Most abundant
dolphin in the Philippines. CITES: Appendix II. IUCN: Insufficiently known
(Klinowska, 1991).
©2002 (P. Hamilton)
© 2002
(photo by R. L. Pitman)
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