Galapagos Species Database

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

Steno bredanensis Cuvier, 1828

delfín de dientes rugosos, Rough-toothed dolphin

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Cetartiodactyla

Suborder
Cetancodonta

Superfamily
Odontoceti

Family
Delphinidae

Genus
Steno

Species
bredanensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • 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.
  • Merlen, G. (1995) A field guide to the marine mammals of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation.
  • 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. (1999) Distribution of dolphins in Galapagos waters. Marine Mammal Science 15(2): 550-555.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Steno bredanensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5250. Accessed 21 August 2025.