Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei

Classification

Delphinidae [family]

Lagenodelphis [genus] (1)

Lagenodelphis [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Bonaire
	Saba

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Saba

Distribution description	Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.

Notes on presence status	Found stranded on Bonaire. Expected to occur also around the other Dutch Caribbean islands.

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Witte, R.H., Buurt, G. van, Debrot, A.O., Bermudez-Villapol, L.A., Simal, F. 2012. First record of Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei for the Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity Records 5: 1-4.