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Southernmost record of the Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis in the south-west Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2014

Alexandre Douglas Paro ,
Ebol Rojas  and
Leonardo Liberali Wedekin
Alexandre Douglas Paro*
Affiliation:
Ecocean, Rua do Símbolo, 91, São Paulo, SP, 05713-570, Brazil
Ebol Rojas
Affiliation:
Global Marine Monitoring (GMM), 650 Van Buren Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ, 07201, USA
Leonardo Liberali Wedekin
Affiliation:
Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Ecologia Geral, Rua do Matão, trav. 14, 321, São Paulo, SP, 05508090, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.D. Paro, Ecocean, Rua do Símbolo, 91, São Paulo, SP, 05713-570, Brazil email: alebioacustica@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis is a tropical and warm temperature small cetacean endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. Here we report the first sighting of this species from the waters of Uruguay, further expanding the distribution of this species to 35°S.

Keywords

DelphinidaedistributionUruguaySubtropical Convergence
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e78
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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