AnAge entry for Stenella coeruleoalba

Classification (HAGRID: 02301)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Stenella
Species: Stenella coeruleoalba
Common name: Striped dolphin
Synonyms: Stenella asthenops, Stenella crotaphiscus, Stenella euphrosyne, Stenella styx, Delphinus tethyos, Delphinus coeruleoalbus, Delphinus styx, Delphinus euphrosyne, Delphinus asthenops, Delphinus crotaphiscus

Maximum longevity: 57.5 years (wild)
Source: ref. 500
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been estimated that these animals may live up to 57.5 years in the wild. One 48.5 year-old females has been found pregnant [0500]. These animals appear to possess post-reproductive lifespan, with a decrease in fecundity at 30 years [1391].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1391] Gunn-Moore et al. (2018), Alzheimer's disease in humans and other animals: A consequence of postreproductive life span and longevity rather than aging (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0500] Archer and Perrin (1999), Stenella coeruleoalba
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0325] Passingham (1985), Rates of brain development in mammals including man (PubMed)