Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis

Classification

Delphinidae [family]

Stenella [genus] (5)

Stenella [genus] (5)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Expected to occur also around the other Dutch Caribbean islands.

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