#0126 · 🦊 mammals

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

🇳🇱 Atlantische Gevlekte Dolfijn ·Stenella frontalis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Atlantic spotted dolphin ( Stenella frontalis ) is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,308iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,308 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Georges Cuvier in 1829 (197 years ago).