The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) is a dolphin found only in the Atlantic Ocean, from New Jersey and southern Morocco in the north to Angola and Rio de Janeiro in the south, favoring temperate and tropical waters. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation known among marine mammals, having arisen from hybridization between the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin, and DNA testing has confirmed this hybrid origin. It closely resembles the spinner dolphin but has a slightly shorter beak and a less upright dorsal fin, with a three layered color pattern of white belly, light gray midband and dark gray back. Adults measure about 2 meters and weigh 75 to 80 kilograms, and feed at night or in mesopelagic waters on squid and small schooling fish. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Clymene dolphin (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) is a dolphin found only in the Atlantic Ocean, from New Jersey and southern Morocco in the north to Angola and Rio de Janeiro in the south, favoring temperate and tropical waters.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
- In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: ", is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the..."
View the Source3. Clymene dolphin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q838940 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Stenella, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q594051 (Stenella)
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