Stenella longirostris (Gray 1828)

[Delphinus] longirostris Gray 1828, Spicil. Zool., 1: 1.

Type Locality: None given, unknown.

Vernacular Names: Spinner Dolphin.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Stenella longirostris subsp. longirostris Gray 1828

Subspecies Stenella longirostris subsp. centroamericana Perrin 1990

Subspecies Stenella longirostris subsp. orientalis Perrin 1990

Distribution: Worldwide: warm-temperate to tropical waters.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (cd).

Discussion: See Perrin (1975:206). Perrin (1990) established three subspecies (centroamericana, longirostris, and orientalis), which Rice (1998:109) recognized.