Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, a reference photo — Photo: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center · Public domain

The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Atlantic Spotted 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

Steno bredanensis
Stenella coeruleoalba
Stenella attenuata
Lagenodelphis hosei
Stenella longirostris
Peponocephala electra

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Stenella
Species: Stenella frontalis

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