Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

	Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) Photo: Scott Hill, NOAA Corps
	Did You Know? · Striped dolphins are named for a long, dark stripe that runs from the eye towards the fluke. · Highly acrobatic, striped dolphins often breach, somersault, or do other aerial behaviors.

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

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

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
Stock Assessment Reports	n/a	various

More Information

• Listen to Striped Dolphin Sounds
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Striped Dolphin Species Information 
• Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP) Striped Dolphin Species Profile