• Endangered Mediterranean striped dolphins ( Stenella coeruleoalba ) died in 1990 and 1991 ( 4 ), and common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ponticus ) from the Black Sea died in 1994 because of infection with dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Raga, J.A. and Latorre, A (1995) Mitochondrial DNA variability of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Mediterranean Spanish waters. (uv.es)
  • Spinner dolphins (Scientific name: Stenella longirostris) are smaller than bottlenose dolphins and are named for their spinning leaps. (factsanddetails.com)
  • There are five different geographic morphs: 1) Gray's spinner dolphins, also known as Hawaiian spinner dolphins (S. l. longirostris), the most common form. (factsanddetails.com)
  • 2020). Low mtDNA diversity in a highly differentiated population of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil . (oregonstate.edu)
  • Tuna purse seine fishermen in the ETP began setting their nets around dolphin schools to catch tunas in the 1960s, which resulted in the deaths of millions of dolphins, mainly offshore pantropical spotted dolphins ( Stenella attenuata attenuata ) and eastern spinner dolphins ( Stenella longirostris orientalis ). (marinemammalhabitat.org)
  • Spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris , are found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the ocean, and may appear near the shores of continents, islands, and reefs. (animaldiversity.org)
  • 69], Genetic studies conducted on Clymene dolphins (Stenella clymene) focused on their natural histories, and the results show that the origin of the species was actually an outcome of hybrid speciation. (happinessconnection.net)
  • One of the animals you'll notice that I mentioned was the Clymene dolphin ( Stenella clymene ), and that I said in one post that 'the spinner, spotted, and Clymene dolphins were all assumed to be related, on the not unreasonable grounds that they look much the same as one another. (blogspot.com)
  • Population genetic structure and taxonomy of the common dolphin ( Delphinus sp. (google.pt)
  • Range extension for the common dolphin (Delphinus sp. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Family Delphinidae Two or more cervical vertebrae fused Beak (rostrum) distinct/Adult length less than 4 meters Delphinus delphinus- Common Dolphin Stenella sp. (wustl.edu)
  • Stenella is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. (wikipedia.org)
  • Stenella dolphins tend to be more active during nighttime and spend their daytime resting. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2007). Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for "tucuxi" (Sotalia fluviatilis) and "costero" (Sotalia guianensis) dolphins . (oregonstate.edu)
  • This particularly affects the genera Tursiops (the bottlenose dolphins) and Stenella (the spinner dolphin and its relatives), and likely has some effect on one or two others as well. (blogspot.com)
  • Humpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa . (marinemammalscience.org)
  • Deaths caused by new members of the genus Morbillivirus , family Paramyxoviridae ( 1 ), have occurred in recent decades among phocine and cetacean species, particularly harbor seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in 1988 ( 2 ) and 2002 ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • It is almost inconceivable to us that there was a time we walked with other human species, but as the science of archaeology has progressed and more findings have been made it has become clear that the homo genus was once rife with different species. (pinterest.com)
  • 2015), globally the species is still listed as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species (Cooke, 2018). (marinemammalhabitat.org)
  • Two well-established North African species are Common Genet, a spotted catlike carnivore and the Egyptian Mongoose. (algarvewildlife.com)
  • We give a breakdown of species by country, by conservation status category, and the number of species per status category in each family and genus. (blogspot.com)
  • The species is circumscribed, illustrated and its position within the Malesian species of the genus is characterised by insertion into the existing determination key. (blogspot.com)
  • Joumocetus is a genus of extinct baleen whale in the family Cetotheriidae containing the single species Joumocetus shimizui . (wikimili.com)
  • The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale. (wikimili.com)
  • Few highly abundant bacterial genera were identified as key taxa with a high contribution to differences among baleen and toothed whales microbiomes. (springer.com)
  • Tiucetus is an extinct genus of cetotheriid baleen whale known from the Late Miocene Pisco Formation of Peru . (wikimili.com)
  • Genera from the Oligocene and Miocene had teeth in their upper jaws. (happinessconnection.net)
  • Thalassocnus is an extinct genus of semiaquatic ground sloths from the Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific South American coast. (wikimili.com)
  • The official name of every family of animals is derived from the name of the 'type genus' - a smaller group of closely related animals within it that are deemed to be 'typical', and which are used to define that family. (blogspot.com)
  • However, significant differences were detected at the family and genus levels. (springer.com)
  • These are the most common form and are found in most areas of the world, except for some parts of tropical Asia and the eastern tropical Pacific. (animaldiversity.org)
  • Normally very common and widespread but declining dramatically in many areas. (algarvewildlife.com)
  • Narwhal is the common name for an Arctic whale , Monodon monoceros , of the cetacean suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales), characterized by mottled gray color , no dorsal fin, a long and low dorsal hump, a short head, and in males (and occasionally females) a single (rarely double) long, straight tusk, with a left-handed spiral groove. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Additional English common names and common names in French, Spanish, Russian and other languages are available at www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/ . (marinemammalscience.org)
  • The listing follows taxonomic lines, rather than alphabetized common names or something similar. (onlinezoologists.com)
  • 1982. Preliminary Studies on the Age and Growth of Blue, Prionace glauca , Common Thresher, Alopias vulpinus , and Shortfin Mako, Isurus oxyrinchus , Sharks from California Waters. (elasmo-research.org)