Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Also known as: Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Short-Beaked Saddleback Dolphin, Saddle-Backed Dolphin, Short-Beaked Saddle-Backed Dolphin, Pacific Dolphin
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
80.0 kg
LCMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidae
Seasonal Activity
95,883 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Delphinidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 80.0 kg
Photo
(c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
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Occurrence data from GBIF.