Delphinus delphis
Linnaeus, 1758
Panglobal Common Dolphin
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Cetacea |
| Parvorder | : Odontoceti |
| Superfamily | : Delphinoidea |
| Family | : Delphinidae |
| Subfamily | : Delphininae |
| Genus | : Delphinus |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033888Original name as described
Delphinus Delphis
Other common names
Atlantic Dolphin · Common Dolphin · Criss-cross Dolphin · Pacific Dolphin · Saddle-backed Dolphin · Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin · White-bellied Porpoise · Black Sea Common Dolphin · Short-beaked Common Dolphin · Long-beaked Common Dolphin
Type material
lost (number not known)
Type kind
nonexistent
Type locality
"Oceano Europæo."
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Albania · Algeria · Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cyprus · Denmark · Cote d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Eritrea · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Greece · Guinea · Guatemala · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Honduras · Ireland · Israel · Italy · India · Indonesia · Iran · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Kuwait · Lebanon · Libya · Malta · Madagascar · Malaysia · Mauritania · Mexico · Montenegro · Morocco · Namibia · Netherlands · New Caledonia · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Norway · Oman · Palestine · Panama · Pakistan · Peru · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · Saint Barthélemy · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Slovenia · South Africa · Spain · Syria · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Taiwan · Tunisia · Turkey · China · Thailand · Ukraine · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates · United States · Christmas Island · Uruguay · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Greenland · Iceland · Bangladesh? · Benin? · Cambodia? · Cameroon? · Equatorial Guinea? · French Guiana? · Ghana? · Iraq? · Kenya? · Liberia? · Morocco? · Mozambique? · Myanmar? · Nigeria? · Qatar? · Sierra Leone? · Singapore? · Somalia? · Tanzania? · Togo? · Trinidad and Tobago?
Subregion distribution
USA(CA,NC,VA,NJ,NY,RI,MA,OR?,HI?,MD?,DC?,DE?,CT?,NH?)
Taxonomy notes
includes capensis and previously included D. bairdii
Taxonomy notes citation
Cunha, H. A., de Castro, R. L., Secchi, E. R., Crespo, E. A., Lailson-Brito, J., Azevedo, A. F., ... & Solé-Cava, A. M. (2015). Molecular and morphological differentiation of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Southwestern Atlantic: testing the two species hypothesis in sympatry. PloS one, 10(11), e0140251.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006411Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.