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The picture is taken in June 2006 in the deep Black Sea waters
Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
Short-beaked common dophins off California
Short-beaked common dophin (Delphinus delphis) from California
Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)
Short-beaked common dolphins, taken in the Gully Marine Protected Area, offshore Nova Scotia.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Jerry Black
Gridded abundance map of short beaked common dolphinDelphinus delphis. This product was developed with DIVA (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis), scale is log transformed abundance. Data was provided by the Azores Fisheries Observation Programme (POPA). Citation: European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE).
Distribution for Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Westerschelde
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Koksijde
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Ionian sea
Distribution for Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Wimereux
Distribution for Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Madagascar
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - Cape of Good Hope
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - Western Indian Ocean
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - Western Indian Ocean
Distribution for Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 - St. Lawrence Estuary
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 137094
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 137093
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 2688
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 2688
Taxon Description Species exhibits underwater soniferous behaviour for Taxon denoted by name 137094
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit cm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8977
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Unit kg
Specification Context: Dimension weight
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 18072
Specification Context: Life stage neonate