Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828) . Spicil. Zool., 1:1.

TYPE LOCALITY: None given, unknown .

DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide: warm-temperate to tropical waters.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: alope, centroamericana, longirostris, microps, orientalis, roseiventris .

COMMENTS: See Perrin (1975:206). Perrin (1990) established three subspecies (centroamericana, longirostris, and orientalis).