INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA CETACEAN SANCTUARY

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DELPHINIDAE

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Order Cetacea - Suborder Odontoceti - Family DELPHINIDAE

Genus Sotalia

Species
Sotalia fluviatilis (Sotalia)	1,5-2,6 m	40 kg		80 sec
Genus Stenella


Species
Stenella attenuata (Stenella maculata pantropicale)	2 m	120 kg	40 km/h		45 years
Stenella clymene (Stenella climene)	2 m	85 kg
Stenella coreuleoalba (Stenella striata)	2,6 m	156 kg			57 years
Stenella frontalis (Stenella maculata atlantica)	2,3 m	143 kg
Stenella longirostris (Stenella dal lungo rostro)	2-2,7 m	77 kg	20 km/h		20 years
Genus Steno

Species
Steno bredanensis (Steno)	2,8 m	150 kg		-70 m	30 years
Genus Tursiops

Species
Tursiops truncatus (Tursiope)	4 m	650 kg	30 km/h	-600 m (8 min)	30 years

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