Spotted dolphin
# Spotted dolphin

Spotted dolphin refers to either one of two closely related dolphin species, being:

* Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
* pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata

While the pantropical spotted dolphin can be found around the world's oceans where a tropical or subtropical climate exists, the Atlantic spotted dolphin can only be found in the Atlantic Ocean.

vteExtant Cetacea species :

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Infraclass Eutheria

Superorder Laurasiatheria

Order Artiodactyla

Suborder Whippomorpha :

Parvorder Mysticeti (Baleen whales) :

Parvorder Odontoceti (Toothed whales) :

