Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Alternative combinations: Delphinus coeruleoalbus, Lagenorhynchus (Electra) coeruleoalbus, Lagenorhynchus caeruleoalbus, Prodelphinus caeruleoalbus, Prodelphinus coeruleoalbus, Stenella caeruleoalba, Stenella coeruleoalbus

Synonyms: Clymene burmeisteri Malm 1871, Clymenia euphrosynoides Gray 1868, Clymenia novaezelandiae Hector 1873, Delphinus amphitriteus Philippi 1893, Delphinus asthenops Cope 1865, Delphinus crotaphiscus Cope 1865, Delphinus holbollii Nilsson 1847, Prodelphinus amphitriteus Philippi 1893, Prodelphinus burmeisteri Malm 1871, Prodelphinus crotaphiscus Cope 1865, Prodelphinus petersii Lutken 1889, Stenella aesthenops Cope 1865, Stenella asthenops Cope 1865

Belongs to Stenella according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

Sister taxa: Stenella clymene, Stenella frontalis, Stenella kabatensis, Stenella longirostris, Stenella rayi, Clymene (Euphrosyne)

Type specimens:

• Stenella coeruleoalba: Zoological Museum, Berlin, a skeleton. Its type locality is Rio de La Plata, which is in a Holocene fluvial horizon in Uruguay.
• Clymene burmeisteri:
• Clymenia euphrosynoides:
• Clymenia novaezelandiae:
• Delphinus amphitriteus:
• Delphinus asthenops: ANSP 595, 596, a skull (2 skulls).
• Delphinus crotaphiscus:
• Delphinus holbollii:
• Prodelphinus petersii:

Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 58.0, scapula length 122.5, skull 438.0 x 223.1

Estimated body mass: 55.8 kg based on humerus length