Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833

delfín listado, Striped dolphin

Taxonomy

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

Status

Least concern

References

  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
  • Gelin, A. Gravez, V. (2002) Lagunas costeras. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 119-145.
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  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Merlen, G. (1995) A field guide to the marine mammals of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation.
  • Palacios, D.M. (1999) Distribution of dolphins in Galapagos waters. Marine Mammal Science 15(2): 550-555.
  • Palacios, D.M. Salazar, S.K. & Day, D. (2004) Cetacean remains and strandings in the Galapagos Islands, 1923-2003. Lajam 3(2): 127-150.
  • Palacios, D.M. Salazar, S. (2002) Cetaceos. In: Danulat, E. & G.J. Edgar (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador. p. 291-302.

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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.