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The eastern tropical Pacific and Mediterranean populations of the striped dolphin are listed on Appendix II [9] of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals , since they have an unfavorable conservation status or would benefit significantly from international co-operation organized by tailored agreements. [10]
Striped dolphin: Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833: LC: 2,000,000 [citation needed] 100 kg (220 lb) Genus Steno – one species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Rough-toothed dolphin: Steno bredanensis Lesson, 1828: LC: 150,000 100–135 kg (220–298 lb) Genus Tursiops – three species Common name ...
Striped dolphins have been known to mate with other dolphins, as the Clymene dolphin is the result of hybrid speciation between striped and spinner dolphins. However, this is unlikely to happen with common dolphins, as their population in the Gulf of Corinth is too low. [ 24 ]
This dolphin is found mainly in the Alboran Sea and the north-western Mediterranean [13] [14] [17] [34] where its population is estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000 individuals. [ 2 ] The other pilot whale species, the long-finned pilot whale ( G. macrorhynchus ), seems to have been seen at least once in the Mediterranean, probably as a stray ...
About 300 of the mammals swim in Charleston’s waters. About 400 people help count the population each year.
But the last recorded stranding of a striped dolphin in South Carolina was in 2015, the news release said. The first recorded stranding was in 1976 in South Carolina, the Lowcountry Marine Mammal ...
A drawing of the offshore bottlenose dolphin (top) and the new coastal species (bottom). From Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network on Facebook.
Humpback whale Striped dolphin. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenopteridae