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Clymene dolphin

Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850)

LCLeast Concernwhales and dolphins

The clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) is a species in the family Delphinidae, order Cetacea. Recorded adults weigh 68 kg to 75 kg and live up to 20 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)
Photo: Keith Mullin (NOAA) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the clymene dolphin

Weight
68 kg – 75 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
20 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
29 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
320 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2.99 years – 10 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.42src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Marinesrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clymene dolphin live?

Not recorded

What is the clymene dolphin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Clymene dolphin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clymene_dolphin&oldid=1314032574), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the clymene dolphin endangered?

The clymene dolphin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the clymene dolphin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCetacea
  5. familyDelphinidae
  6. genusStenella
  7. SpeciesStenella clymene (Gray, 1850)

Synonyms Clymene normalis, Clymenia normalis, Delphinus clymene, Delphinus metis, Prodelphinus clymene, Prodelphinus normalis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Atlantic spinner dolphinEnglish
  • Atlantic spinner dolphinEnglish
  • Helmet dolphinEnglish
  • Helmet dolphinEnglish
  • Short-beaked spinner dolphinEnglish
  • Short-snouted spinner dolphinEnglish
  • دلفين كلايمينArabic
  • delfín GrayůvCzech
  • Clymene-DelfinGerman
  • Clymene-DelphinGerman
  • Βραχύρυγχο περιστροφικό δελφίνιGreek
  • delfin celadorSpanish
  • delfín ClímeneSpanish
  • delfín ClymeneSpanish
  • Delfín de clímeneSpanish
  • Delfín de ClymenSpanish
  • delfin de yelmoSpanish
  • delfín tornillo del AtlánticoSpanish
  • delfin tornillo hocico cortoSpanish
  • delfin volteador hocico cortoSpanish
  • estenela giradora de rostro cortoSpanish
  • estenela giradora del AtlanticoSpanish
  • KypärädelfiiniFinnish
  • aaltojuovadelfiiniFinnish
  • Dauphin clymèneFrench
  • dauphin de ClyménéFrench
  • Dauphin De ClymèneFrench
  • golfiño clímeneGalician
  • stenella ClimeneItalian
  • クライメンイルカJapanese
  • Klimenio delfinasLithuanian
  • ClymenedelfinNorwegian Bokmål
  • ClymenedolfijnDutch
  • delfinek nadobnyPolish
  • stenella nadobnaPolish
  • golfinho ClimenePortuguese
  • golfinho de ClymenePortuguese
  • Golfinho-clímenePortuguese
  • Короткорылый продельфинRussian
  • Короткорылый вертящийся продельфинRussian
  • hjälmdelfinSwedish
  • Atlantik dönücü yunusuTurkish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the clymene dolphin

Other species in the same genus Stenella.

CompareClymene dolphin vs Striped dolphinClymene dolphin vs Spinner dolphinClymene dolphin vs Pantropical spotted dolphinClymene dolphin vs Atlantic spotted dolphin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the clymene dolphin?

An adult clymene dolphin weighs 68 kg – 75 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the clymene dolphin endangered?

The clymene dolphin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the clymene dolphin live?

The clymene dolphin has a recorded lifespan of 20 years.

How long is the clymene dolphin pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 320 days.

What kind of animal is the clymene dolphin?

The clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) belongs to the family Delphinidae in the order Cetacea.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clymene-dolphin

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{clymene_dolphin_2026,
  title = {Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clymene-dolphin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}