Clymene dolphin
Also known as Stenella clymene
species of mammal
Species
Clymene dolphin
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations31
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The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.
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