Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
OceanLeast concernLeast concern
- Diet
- Eats fish
- Mass
- 90 kg
- Speed
- 60 km/h
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
In short
The common dolphin is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with an estimated global population of about six million. It is currently the only member of the genus Delphinus, the type genus of the subfamily Delphininae. This places it as a close relative of the bottlenose dolphin, humpback dolphin, striped dolphin, spinner dolphin, Clymene dolphin, spotted dolphin, Fraser's dolphin, the tucuxi, and the Guiana dolphin.
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The common dolphin is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with an estimated global population of about six million.