The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is a dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Striped Dolphin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stenella frontalis
- Stenella attenuata
- Steno bredanensis
- Delphinus delphis
- Stenella longirostris
- Lagenodelphis hosei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Stenella
- Species
- Stenella coeruleoalba
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