Delphinus delphis Atlantic Dolphin, Pacific Dolphin, Saddle-backed Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin

Delphinus delphis is commonly referred to as Atlantic Dolphin, Pacific Dolphin, Saddle-backed Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3669
AphiaID:: 137094

Scientific:: Delphinus delphis
German:: Gemeiner Delfin
English:: Atlantic Dolphin, Pacific Dolphin, Saddle-backed Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin

Category:: Mammals

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Delphinidae (Family) > Delphinus (Genus) > delphis (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: the Black Sea, (the) Maldives, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Australia, Azores, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, China, Cook Islands, Corea, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Scandinavia, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bahamas, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Timor, Togo, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
Marine Zone:: Hadopelagial
The Hadopelagial is the deepest zone of the oceans and reaches from 6000 to about 11000 meters depth, the deepest point in the ocean. Here the pressure is up to 1100 times higher than at the water surface and there is always deepest darkness.
Sea depth:: 1 - 8000 Meter
Size:: 66.93" - 94.49" (170cm - 240cm)
Weight:: 135 kg
Temperature:: 39.2 °F - 80.6 °F (4°C - 27°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Delphinus delphis
Gemeiner Delfin

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-05-04 15:28:35
Last edit:: 2025-09-08 20:35:43

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Delphinus delphis - Common dolphin

Gerrit:
Delphinus capensis (coastal dolphin) looks extremely similar.
Delphinus capensis has a longer, narrower snout, a slightly flatter forehead, and shorter pectoral fins and dorsal fin.

It is mainly found along the coast.
Delphinus delphis prefers open waters.
In general, Delphinus capensis is said to be paler in color than Delphinus delphis.

Delphinus delphis likes to surf on the bow wave of blue whales!

Of course, it is not suitable for aquariums.

Synonyms:
Delphinus albimanus Peale, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus algeriensis Loche, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus bairdi Norris & Prescott, 1961 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Delphinus dussumieri Blanford, 1891 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Delphinus forsteri Gray, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus frithii Blyth, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus fulvifasciatus Wagner, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus fulvofasciatus True, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus janira Gray, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus longirostris G. Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Delphinus loriger Wiegmann, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus major Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus marginatus Lafont, 1868 · unaccepted (misidentification)
Delphinus microps Burmeister, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus moorei Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus novaezealandiae Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus novaezeelandiae Wagner, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus sao Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinus zelandae Gray, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reproductive biology of female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters (en). Abgerufen am 02.12.2022.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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