A stranding of pantropical spotted dolphin (<i>Stenella attenuata</i>) near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico confirms the presence of the species in the Mexican Caribbean-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A stranding of pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico confirms the presence of the species in the Mexican Caribbean

Published:2024-07-02 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0025-1461
Container-title:Mammalia
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Padilla-Saldívar Janneth A.¹,Sánchez-Okrucky Roberto²,Romero-Tenorio Arturo³,Navarro-Solano Hugo⁴,Serrano-Barriga Liliana²,Arreola-Illescas María R.²,Castelblanco-Martínez Delma N.¹⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática , Laboratorio de Mamíferos Acuáticos, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur , Chetumal , Quintana Roo , Mexico

2. Asociación Mexicana de Hábitats para la Interacción y Protección de Mamíferos Marinos , Puerto Aventuras , Quintana Roo , Mexico

3. Aquademia Educación Contínua S. C. , Playa del Carmen , Quintana Roo , Mexico

4. Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas , Cancún , Quintana Roo , Mexico

5. Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sustentabilidad , Chetumal , Quintana Roo , Mexico

Abstract

Abstract Strandings and opportunistic sightings represent an invaluable source of information on cetacean’s biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean. Here, we document the stranding and rescue of two pantropical spotted dolphins Stenella attenuata (mother and male calf) near Tulum (Quintana Roo, Mexico), which died without a clear diagnosis of cause of death. This case confirms the occurrence of S. attenuata, increasing the number of local aquatic mammals to 20. As most of the other small cetaceans in this region, the conservation status of the species remains undefined, and more research is needed to better understand ecological and biological aspects of its population.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0007/pdf

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