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Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene)

  clymenes dolphin, jumping out of water
Clymene Dolphin
(Stenella clymene)
Photo: NOAA

 

Did You Know?

· This species is also called the "short- snouted spinner dolphin"; it sometimes spins when it jumps out of the water.

· Clymene dolphins are only found in warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They do not live in the Pacific Ocean.
 

Status
MMPA - Clymene dolphins, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Stenella
Species: clymene

Key Documents
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Title Federal Register Date
Stock Assessment Reports n/a various

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