Spinner Dolphin

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The Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris, is a small dolphin found in temperate waters worldwide. there are four subspecies. Their name comes from their acrobatic maneuvers, which include jumping and flipping over the surface of the water.

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The Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris, is a small dolphin found in temperate waters worldwide. there are four subspecies. Their name comes from their acrobatic maneuvers, which include jumping and flipping over the surface of the water.

Spinner Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it spins along its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_dolphin
ADW: Spinner Dolphins - Stenella longirostris
Spinner dolphins are six to seven feet long and have a three part color pattern on their bodies. The pattern consists of a dark gray back, a pearl-gray side panel, and a white belly.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Stenella_longirostris/
Spinner Dolphin - Stenella longirostris - ARKive
Learn more about the Spinner dolphin - with amazing Spinner dolphin videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/spinner-dolphin/stenella-longirostris/
Spinner Dolphins, Stenella Longirostris - Marinebio
Find out what's known about Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=359
Stenella longirostris (Spinner Dolphin)
Find population statistics and information about the Spinner Dolphin from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20733/0
Spinner Dolphin Facts: Dolphin World
People are fascinated with the Spinner Dolphin and all that it entails. It is one of the most social of all species. It is also one of the most spectacular to be able to view due to their amazing jumps, flips, and spins outside of the water.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/spinner-dolphin/
Spinner Dolphins: National Wildlife Federation
Spinner dolphins are the acrobats of the ocean. They love to jump, flip and twist above the surface of the water. Spinner dolphins earned their name by their ability to spin multiple times in one jump!
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Spinner-Dolphin.aspx
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins, Dolphins in Hawaii Pictures Video
Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Oahu, descriptions and pictures of wild spinner dolphin natural behaviors.
http://sailhawaii.com/spinnerdolphins.html
Spinner Dolphin (Stenella Longirostris) - NOAA
Spinner dolphins are best known for their above-water displays of leaping and spinning several times on their body axis. Leaps can often be done in a series with as many as 14 leaps in a row.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/spinnerdolphin.htm

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Spinner dolphin^[1]

A spinner dolphin in the Red Sea

Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Stenella
Species:	S. longirostris
Binomial name
*Stenella longirostris* ( Gray, 1828)
Subspecies
S. l. orientalis S. l. centroamericana S. l. longirostris S. l. roseiventris

Spinner Dolphin range
Synonyms
Delphinus longirostris Gray, 1828 Delphinus microps Gray, 1846 Delphinus roseiventris Wagner, 1846 Delphinus alope Gray, 1850 Clymene alope Gray, 1866 Clymene microps Gray. 1866 Steno roseiventris Gray, 1866 Delphinus alope Gray, 1866 Delphinus stenorhynchus Gray, 1866 Clymenia alope Gray, 1868 Clymenia microps Gray, 1868 Clymenia stenorhynchus Gray, 1868 Prodelphinus longirostris Trouessart, 1904

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Spinner Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it spins along its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_dolphin
ADW: Spinner Dolphins - Stenella longirostris
Spinner dolphins are six to seven feet long and have a three part color pattern on their bodies. The pattern consists of a dark gray back, a pearl-gray side panel, and a white belly.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Stenella_longirostris/
Spinner Dolphin - Stenella longirostris - ARKive
Learn more about the Spinner dolphin - with amazing Spinner dolphin videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/spinner-dolphin/stenella-longirostris/
Spinner Dolphins, Stenella Longirostris - Marinebio
Find out what's known about Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=359
Stenella longirostris (Spinner Dolphin)
Find population statistics and information about the Spinner Dolphin from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20733/0
Spinner Dolphin Facts: Dolphin World
People are fascinated with the Spinner Dolphin and all that it entails. It is one of the most social of all species. It is also one of the most spectacular to be able to view due to their amazing jumps, flips, and spins outside of the water.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/spinner-dolphin/
Spinner Dolphins: National Wildlife Federation
Spinner dolphins are the acrobats of the ocean. They love to jump, flip and twist above the surface of the water. Spinner dolphins earned their name by their ability to spin multiple times in one jump!
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Spinner-Dolphin.aspx
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins, Dolphins in Hawaii Pictures Video
Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Oahu, descriptions and pictures of wild spinner dolphin natural behaviors.
http://sailhawaii.com/spinnerdolphins.html
Spinner Dolphin (Stenella Longirostris) - NOAA
Spinner dolphins are best known for their above-water displays of leaping and spinning several times on their body axis. Leaps can often be done in a series with as many as 14 leaps in a row.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/spinnerdolphin.htm

Spinner dolphin^[1]

A spinner dolphin in the Red Sea

Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Stenella
Species:	S. longirostris
Binomial name
*Stenella longirostris* ( Gray, 1828)
Subspecies
S. l. orientalis S. l. centroamericana S. l. longirostris S. l. roseiventris

Spinner Dolphin range
Synonyms
Delphinus longirostris Gray, 1828 Delphinus microps Gray, 1846 Delphinus roseiventris Wagner, 1846 Delphinus alope Gray, 1850 Clymene alope Gray, 1866 Clymene microps Gray. 1866 Steno roseiventris Gray, 1866 Delphinus alope Gray, 1866 Delphinus stenorhynchus Gray, 1866 Clymenia alope Gray, 1868 Clymenia microps Gray, 1868 Clymenia stenorhynchus Gray, 1868 Prodelphinus longirostris Trouessart, 1904

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Spinner Dolphin

The Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris, is a small dolphin found in temperate waters worldwide. there are four subspecies. Their name comes from their acrobatic maneuvers, which include jumping and flipping over the surface of the water.

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