Stenella attenuata ( Gray, 1846 )

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 154

Stenella attenuata ( Gray, 1846) —Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Steno attenuates Gray, 1846 p.44 ; Type locality- unknown but possibly India ( Gray, 1843).

Prodelphinus froenatus: Kuroda, 1938 p.16 .

Stenella frontalis: Won, 1958 p.434 ; Won, 1967 p.84.

Stenella attenuate: Kim et al., 2000 p.103 ; Kim, 2004 p.248.

Range: The species is most common in the East China Sea at the interface of the Yellow Sea and East Sea of Korea ( Kim 2004; Fig. 105 ).

Remarks: Stenella attenuata was initially included in S. frontalis and regarded as a distinct species. Two subspecies of Pantropical spotted dolphin were recognized by mtDNA analysis ( Escorza-Trevino et al. 2005): S. a. attenuata in tropical oceanic waters worldwide, and S. a. graffmani in the coastal waters of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean ( Perrin 2002). Stenella a. attenuata ( Gray, 1846) inhabits the waters of Korea.

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FIGURE 105. Range map of Stenella attenuata in Korea.