Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stenella coeruleoalba
delfín listado, Striped dolphin
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetartiodactyla
Suborder
Cetancodonta
Superfamily
Odontoceti
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
coeruleoalba
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Stenella euphrosyne Gray, 1846
Origin: Migrant
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stenella coeruleoalba", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5248. Accessed 12 June 2026.