Clymene dolphin  (Stenella clymene)

Authentication

Authenticated (17/11/07) by William F. Perrin, Senior Scientist for Marine Mammals, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Centre.
http://swfsc.noaa.gov

Glossary

  • Bycatch: in the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
  • Dorsal fin: the unpaired fin found on the back of the body of fish, or the raised structure on the back of most cetaceans.
  • Purse seines: purse seining is a fishing method whereby a school of fish (such as tuna) is encircled with a net, which is then closed at the bottom, or ‘pursed’, trapping the catch.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Jefferson, T.A. (2008) Clymene dolphin. In: Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (Eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals Second Edition.Academic Press, London.
  3. CITES (December, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Perrin, W.F., Mitchell, E.D., Mead, J.G., Caldwell, D.K. and van Bree, P.J.H. (1981) Stenella clymene, a rediscovered tropical dolphin of the Atlantic. Journal of Mammalogy, 62 (3): 583 - 598.
  5. Fertl, D., Jefferson, T.A., Moreno, I.B., Zerbini, A.N. and Mullin, K.D. (2003) Distribution of the Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene. Mammal Review, 33: 253 - 271.
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