Stenella coeruleoalba

Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)

kingdom Animalia
phylum Chordata
class Mammalia
order Cetacea
family Delphinidae
genus Stenella

Common Names

Striped Dolphin (English), Euphrosyne Dolphin (English), Blue-white Dolphin (English), Gray’s Dolphin (English), Meyen’s Dolphin (English), Streaker Porpoise (English), Whitebelly (English), الدولفين المخطط (Arabic)

Languages: English

Conservation

Status in Egypt

Accidental?

Comment (0)

Ecology and Distribution

Distribution in Egypt

Red and Mediterranean Sea.

Comment (0)

Taxonomy

Delphinus asthenops Cope, 1865 (synonym)
Delphinus coeruleoalbus Meyen, 1833 (synonym)
Delphinus crotaphiscus Cope, 1865 (synonym)
Delphinus euphrosyne Gray, 1846 (synonym)
Delphinus styx Gray, 1846 (synonym)
Delphinus tethyos Gervais, 1853 (synonym)
Stenella asthenops (Cope, 1865) (synonym)
Stenella crotaphiscus (Cope, 1865) (synonym)
Stenella styx (Gray, 1846) (synonym)
Stenella euphrosyne (Gray, 1846) (synonym)

References

[Anonymous] (2011). MarineBio.org.

M., Basuony., F. Gilbert., & S. Zalat. (2010). Mammals of Egypt: Atlas, Red Data Listing & Conservation, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Cairo..