Striped dolphin  (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Facts

Also known as: streaker porpoise, whitebelly, Meyen’s dolphin, Gray’s dolphin, euphrosyne dolphin, blue-white dolphin
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae
GenusStenella (1)
SizeLength: 1.9 – 2.6 m (2)
Weight90 – 150 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (4). All cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are listed on Annex A of EU Council Regulation 338/97; they are therefore treated by the EU as if they are included in CITES Appendix I, so that commercial trade is prohibited. In the UK all cetaceans are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985 (5).

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