short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Description
Deutsch: Gemeiner Delfin mit Jungtier
English: Common dolphin with calf
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Author Jessica Redfern (according to photo caption)
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The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin (D. capensis), occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, including the Indian Ocean although in smaller quantities than other places they are found. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Delphinidae, Genus: Delphinus, Species: Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Delphinus albimanus Peale, 1848
Delphinus algeriensis Loche, 1860
Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758
Delphinus forsteri Gray, 1846
Delphinus fulvifasciatus Wagner, 1846
Delphinus fulvofasciatus True, 1889
Delphinus janira Gray, 1846
Delphinus loriger Wiegmann, 1846
Delphinus marginatus Lafont, 1868
Delphinus novaezealandiae Gray, 1850
Delphinus novaezeelandiae Wagner, 1846
Delphinus novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Delphinus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804
Delphinus zelandae Gray, 1853
