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Occurrence of the Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis, in southern Abrolhos Bank, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2013

Daniel Danilewicz ,
Paulo H. Ott ,
Eduardo Secchi ,
Artur Andriolo  and
Alexandre Zerbini
Daniel Danilewicz*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Mamíferos Marinhos (ECOMMAR), Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Rodovia Ilhéus/Itabuna, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428/32, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22763-010, Brazil Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Aquáticos do Rio Grande do Sul (GEMARS), Avenida Tramandaí, 976, Imbé, 95625-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Paulo H. Ott
Affiliation:
Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Aquáticos do Rio Grande do Sul (GEMARS), Avenida Tramandaí, 976, Imbé, 95625-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS), Laboratório da Biologia e Conservação de Aves e Mamíferos Aquáticos, Avenida Mostardeiro, 3635, Cidreira, 95595-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Eduardo Secchi
Affiliation:
Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428/32, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22763-010, Brazil Laboratório de Mamíferos Marinhos, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Artur Andriolo
Affiliation:
Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428/32, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22763-010, Brazil Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alexandre Zerbini
Affiliation:
Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428/32, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22763-010, Brazil National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA Cascadia Research Collective, 218 ½ 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA, 98501, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Danilewicz, Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Mamíferos Marinhos (ECOMMAR), Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Rodovia Ilhéus/Itabuna, km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-900, Brazil email: daniel.danilewicz@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis, presents two geographically isolated populations in the western South Atlantic. This note reports on a 350 km northward extension range of the southern population. The sighted group of 80 animals was in waters 66 m deep and 75 nautical miles distant from the coast. The record was observed during a dedicated cetacean survey in Brazilian waters in the spring of 2008 and supports a discontinuous distribution along the coast of Brazil.

Keywords

cetaceandistributionDelphinidaeSouth Atlanticnew records
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e6
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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