Where does the pantropical spotted dolphin live?
Stenella attenuata has 14,659 records in 95 countries and territories, from 1863 to 2026. Most records come from Guadeloupe.
- 14,659 records
- 95 places
- 77 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidaeStenella
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18632026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | 2,637 | |
| Mexico | 2,572 | |
| United States | 1,877 | |
| Taiwan | 1,392 | |
| Costa Rica | 512 | |
| France | 452 | |
| Martinique | 282 | |
| Mayotte | 282 | |
| Panama | 200 | |
| Guatemala | 159 | |
| Ecuador | 139 | |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | |
| Australia | 116 | |
| Réunion | 112 | |
| Brazil | 96 | |
| Egypt | 90 | |
| El Salvador | 75 | |
| Colombia | 66 | |
| Guam | 57 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 56 | |
| French Guiana | 55 | |
| French Polynesia | 51 | |
| Nicaragua | 45 | |
| Vietnam | 45 | |
| Saint Helena | 38 | |
| New Caledonia | 37 | |
| Dominica | 35 | |
| Indonesia | 31 | |
| Bahamas | 21 | |
| ZZ | 21 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 20 | |
| Cabo Verde | 19 | |
| Sudan | 19 | |
| Suriname | 15 | |
| French Southern Territories | 15 | |
| Cuba | 14 | |
| Japan | 14 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | |
| Spain | 13 | |
| Saint Martin | 13 |
Showing the top 40 of 95 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Delphinidae.
common bottlenose dolphin
184,070 records
Striped Dolphin
40,208 records
orca
40,106 records
long-finned pilot whale
28,869 records
Spinner Dolphin
18,945 records
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
8,494 records
Commerson's dolphin
2,025 records
Hourglass Dolphin
592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.