striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) A striped dolphin leaps in the Iroise Sea
Description
Français : Un dauphin surgit des eaux aux large de Porquerolles, sur le talus Continental
Date 26 May 2012, 11:17:04
Author Hyerestourisme
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dauphin_observ%C3%A9_sur_le_talus_continental.jpg
The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is an extensively studied dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Delphinidae, Genus: Stenella, Species: Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833).