Striped Dolphin

• GeneralIt is the most abundant dolphin in the Mediterranean, forming highly acrobatic groups of hundreds.
• comportamientoIt is one of the commonest and most sociable dolphins in the Mediterranean, forming large groups that often come to swim alongside boats, especially in the warmer months.
• It is the most abundant dolphin in the Mediterranean, where it forms groups of dozens or hundreds of animals that often leap clear of the water together.
• In 1990 an epidemic of morbillivirus, a relative of measles, killed thousands of striped dolphins from Spain to Greece, and the virus flared up again in 2007.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Deep temperate and tropical waters of every ocean, beyond the continental shelf

Sexual maturity

7.8 years

Gestation / incubation

11.5 months

Litter / clutch size

1.5 (average)

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Stenella coeruleoalba