Striped dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)
LCLeast Concernwhales and dolphins
The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is a toothed whale of the suborder Odontoceti and the family Delphinidae, in the whales and dolphins group of mammals. It is a large, marine invertivore with an adult body mass of 135.9 kg, and its activity pattern is cathemeral.
Quick facts about the striped dolphin
Its lifespan is 53.5 years, with values up to 57.5 years, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.
- Weight
- 123 kg – 135.9 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 53.5 years – 57.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 368 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 7.89 years – 8.28 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.31src 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
Photos of the striped dolphin
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Where does the striped dolphin live?
Not recorded
What is the striped dolphin?
The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is a dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae.
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Is the striped dolphin endangered?
The striped dolphin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the striped dolphin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCetacea
- familyDelphinidae
- genusStenella
- SpeciesStenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)
Synonyms Clymene dorides, Clymene euphrosyne, Clymenia aesthenops, Clymenia burmeisteri, Clymenia crotaphisca, Clymenia crotaphiscus, Clymenia dorides, Clymenia esthenops, Clymenia euphrosyne, Clymenia euphrosynoides, Clymenia novaezelandiae, Clymenia styx, Delphinus amphitriteus, Delphinus asthenops, Delphinus coeruleoalbus, Delphinus crotaphiscus, Delphinus delphis mediterranea, Delphinus euphrosyne, Delphinus holbolli, Delphinus lateralis, Delphinus marginatus, Delphinus mediterraneus, Delphinus styx, Delphinus tethyos, Lagenorhynchus caeruleoalbus, Lagenorhynchus lateralis, Lagenorrhynchus caeruleoalbus, Orca tethyos, Prodelphinus amphitriteus, Prodelphinus burmeisteri, Prodelphinus coeruleo-albus, Prodelphinus coeruleoalbus, Prodelphinus coeruleoalbus euphrosyne, Prodelphinus crotaphiscus, Prodelphinus doreides, Prodelphinus euphrosine, Prodelphinus euphrosinoides, Prodelphinus euphrosyne, Prodelphinus lateralis, Prodelphinus marginatus, Stenella asthenops, Stenella caeruleoalba, Stenella caeruleoalbus, Stenella caeruleoalbus, Stenella caeruleoalbus caeruleoalbus, Stenella caeruleoalbus euphrosyne, Stenella coeruleoalbus, Stenella crotaphiscus, Stenella crotaphiscus, Stenella crotaphyscus, Stenella euphrosyne, Stenella euphrosyne, Stenella styx, Stenella styx, Tursio dorcides
Other names and names in other languages (96)
- Blue dolphinEnglish
- Blue-white dolphinEnglish
- Blue-white dolphinEnglish
- Euphrosyne dolphinEnglish
- Euphrosyne dolphinEnglish
- Gray's dolphinEnglish
- Meyen's dolphinEnglish
- Streaker porpoiseEnglish
- streepdolfynAfrikaans
- Euphrosyne DolfynAfrikaans
- دلفين مخططArabic
- دلفين يوفروسينيArabic
- دلفين أزرق أبيضArabic
- delfin azrak wa abyadArabic
- Tolinha raxonaAsturian
- dofí listatCatalan
- Dofí llistatCatalan
- dofí ratllatCatalan
- delfín pruhovanýCzech
- dolffin rhesogWelsh
- Dolffiniaid RhesogWelsh
- stribet delfinDanish
- StreifendelfinGerman
- Blau-weisser DelfinGerman
- blauweißer DelfinGerman
- StreifendelphinGerman
- ΖωνοδέλφινοGreek
- Ζωνοδέλφινο (Zónodelfino)Greek
- zónodelfinoGreek
- delfín azulSpanish
- delfin a rayasSpanish
- delfin blancoSpanish
- delfin blanco y azulSpanish
- Delfín blanco y azulSpanish
- delfin de betasSpanish
- Delfín listadoSpanish
- Delfín rayadoSpanish
- estenela listadaSpanish
- estenela rayadaSpanish
- tonina listadaSpanish
- Izurde zerrendatuaBasque
- raitadelfiiniFinnish
- dauphin bleuFrench
- dauphin bleu et blancFrench
- Dauphin bleu-et-blancFrench
- Dauphin rayéFrench
- Golfiño riscadoGalician
- Prugasti delfin / Пругасти делфинSerbian (Latin)
- stenella mefuspesetHebrew
- סטנלה מפוספסתHebrew
- prugasti dupinCroatian
- csíkos delfinHungarian
- lumba-lumba stripIndonesian
- RákaskoppariIcelandic
- RákahöfrungurIcelandic
- delfino striatoItalian
- delfino dalle briglieItalian
- delfino eufrosineItalian
- prodelfino bianco-ceruleoItalian
- stenella striataItalian
- スジイルカJapanese
- suji irukaJapanese
- 줄무늬돌고래Korean
- julbagi-dolgoraeKorean
- dryžuotasis prodelfinasLithuanian
- lambondriaka mitsoridriakaMalagasy
- stripedelfinNorwegian Bokmål
- dolfijn van GrayDutch
- gestreepte dolfijnDutch
- Delfin pręgobokiPolish
- Delfinek pręgobokiPolish
- stenella pręgobokaPolish
- toninha-riscadaPortuguese
- Golfinho riscadoPortuguese
- golfinho-listradoPortuguese
- Golfinho-risacadoPortuguese
- golfinho-riscadoPortuguese
- stenellaRussian
- Полосатый дельфинRussian
- Полосатый продельфинRussian
- polosatyi delfinRussian
- polosatyi prodelfinRussian
- progasti delfinSlovenian
- navadni progasti delfinSlovenian
- delfini me shiritaAlbanian
- strimmig delfinSwedish
- โลมาลายแถบThai
- plaloma thaepThai
- Cizgili VunusTurkish
- cizgili yunusTurkish
- çizgili yunusTurkish
- смугастий дельфінUkrainian
- Продельфін смугастийUkrainian
- 條紋海豚Chinese
- 条纹原海豚Chinese
- 條紋原海豚Chinese
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Relatives of the striped dolphin
Other species in the same genus Stenella.
Spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuata
Gamin
Stenella frontalis
Helmet dolphin
Stenella clymene
CompareStriped dolphin vs Spinner dolphinStriped dolphin vs Pantropical spotted dolphinStriped dolphin vs GaminStriped dolphin vs Helmet dolphin
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the striped dolphin?
The striped dolphin is a mammal in the whales and dolphins group, belonging to the order Cetacea, suborder Odontoceti and family Delphinidae.
How heavy is a striped dolphin?
An adult striped dolphin has a body mass of 135.9 kg, which places it in the large size class (25 to 250 kg).
What does the striped dolphin eat?
The striped dolphin is an invertivore, and its trophic level is carnivore.
Is the striped dolphin endangered?
No. The striped dolphin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a striped dolphin live?
The striped dolphin's lifespan is 53.5 years, with values up to 57.5 years reported.
What other names does the striped dolphin have?
The striped dolphin is also called blue dolphin, Gray's dolphin, Meyen's dolphin, streaker porpoise and Euphrosyne dolphin.
Who named the striped dolphin?
The scientific name Stenella coeruleoalba is attributed to (Meyen, 1833).
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