條紋海豚 vs Clymene Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Stenella clymene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	條紋海豚	Clymene Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family same	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus same	Stenella	Stenella
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Stenella clymene

Evolutionary Relationship

條紋海豚 and Clymene Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stenella.

Conservation Status

條紋海豚

LC — Least Concern

Clymene Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	條紋海豚	Clymene Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

條紋海豚

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Clymene Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

條紋海豚

蓝海豚（Stenella coeruleoalba）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。分布广泛，种群数量丰富且稳定，无紧迫保护问题。

Clymene Dolphin

The Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene, is a small cetacean endemic to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south along both the western and eastern Atlantic margins to approximately 20 degrees south latitude. Often called the short-snouted spinner dolphin, it is the only known naturally occurring cetacean hybrid species, believed to have originated through hybridization between the spinner dolphin (S. longirostris) and the striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba). Clymene dolphins are acrobatic and frequently perform spinning leaps similar to but less elaborate than their spinner relatives. They travel in schools typically ranging from 10 to several hundred individuals, sometimes associating with other dolphin species. The species inhabits deep offshore pelagic waters and is rarely observed close to coastlines. It feeds primarily on fish and cephalopods, foraging at night when mesopelagic prey move into shallower waters. Clymene dolphins measure approximately 1.7–2 meters in length and display a distinctive tripartite pattern of dark cape, lighter grey flanks, and white or pale yellow belly. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its relatively wide range and no evidence of major population-level threats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela