Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
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journal article
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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
.