WoRMS taxon details
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
137094 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137094)
accepted
Species
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)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis ponticus Barabasch-Nikiforov, 1935
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis balteatus Fischer, 1881 accepted as Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis fusus Fischer, 1881 accepted as Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis mediterranea Nobre, 1900 accepted as Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis moschatus Fischer, 1881 accepted as Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis sowerbianus Fischer, 1881 accepted as Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis variegatus Fischer, 1881 accepted as Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis bairdii Tomilin, 1957 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Subspecies Delphinus delphis curvirostris Riggio, 1883 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
Note "Oceano Europaeo"
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Oceano Europaeo" [details]
Distribution circumglobal
Distribution East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean
Distribution circumglobal [details]
Distribution East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean
Distribution East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137094 on 2024-11-11
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 1,2 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Carwardine, M., E. Hoyt, R. E. Fordyce and P. Gill. 1998. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Time-Life Books. Nature Company Guides, USA. 288 p. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Heyning, J. E. and W. F. Perrin. (1994). Evidence for two species of common dolphins (genus <i>Delphinus</i>)from the eastern North Pacific. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 442:1-35. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 1,2 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Jefferson TA. (2005). Monitoring of Indo-Pacific Hampback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong waters - Data Analysis. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture &Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Carwardine, M., E. Hoyt, R. E. Fordyce and P. Gill. 1998. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Time-Life Books. Nature Company Guides, USA. 288 p. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Heyning, J. E. and W. F. Perrin. (1994). Evidence for two species of common dolphins (genus <i>Delphinus</i>)from the eastern North Pacific. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 442:1-35. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution circumglobal [details]Holotype None, based on descriptions by authors [details]
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern (LC) [details]
IUCN Red List Category subpopulation Mediterranean common dolphin : Endangered (EN) [details]
Type locality "Oceano Europaeo" [details]
Unreviewed
Diet small fish and cephalopods [details]Dimensions Length: male 1.7-2.2 m (5.5-7'), female 1.5-2 m (5-6.5'), at birth .7 m (2.5') [details]
Distribution East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean [details]
Habitat mainly offshore [details]
Habitat oceanic, tropical to temperate [details]
Language | Name | |
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Afrikaans | gewone dolfyn | [details] |
Albanian | delfini i zakonshëm | [details] |
Aleut | angaigik | [details] |
Basque | marzuplaizurde arrunta | [details] |
Bulgarian | Обикновен делфинДелфинobiknoven delfin | [details] |
Catalan | dofí comu | [details] |
Czech | delfín obecný | [details] |
Danish | almindelige Delphinalmindelig delfin | [details] |
Dutch | gewone dolfijndolfijn | [details] |
English | whitebelly porpoiseshort-beaked saddle-backed dolphinshort-beaked saddleback dolphinshort-beaked common dolphinsea porpoisesaddle-backed dolphinsaddle-back dolphinlong-beaked saddle-back dolphinlong-beaked common dolphincommon dolphinBaja-neritic common dolphin [from synonym] | [details] |
French | dauphin vulgairedauphin ordinairedauphin delphisdauphin commun à petit becdauphin commun à long bec [from synonym]dauphin commundauphin à bande fauvedauphincamusbec d'oie | [details] |
German | kurzschnäuziger gemeiner Delphingemeiner DelphinDelphinDelfin | [details] |
Hebrew | דולפין מובהק | [details] |
Icelandic | hundfiscurhuisenhofrung | [details] |
Indonesian | lumba-lumba biasa | [details] |
Italian | tombarellodelfino comune delfino | [details] |
Japanese | マイルカハセイルカ [from synonym]tobi irukasuzume-irukama iruka | [details] |
Kalaallisut | ardlusarsuk | [details] |
Korean | jjalbeun-buri-cham-dolgoraeginburi-cham-dolgorae [from synonym] | [details] |
Lithuanian | paprastasis delfinas | [details] |
Malayalam | chankan eedi | [details] |
Modern Greek (1453-) | Κοινό δελφίνι | [details] |
Norwegian | spinghvalspingerspidsnudet delfindolffindelphin | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | gulflankedelfindelfin | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | gulflankedelfindelfin | [details] |
Polish | delfin zwyczajnydelfin pospolity | [details] |
Portuguese | toninha comumgolfinho-comum-de-bico-longo [from synonym]golfinho | [details] |
Romanian | delfinusdelfinul comun | [details] |
Russian | обыкновенный дельфиндельфин белобочкаobyknovennyi delfinbyelobochka (Black Sea)byelobochka | [details] |
Slovenian | navadni delfin | [details] |
Spanish | tonino de mardelfin tollinodelfin rayadodelfin panza blancadelfín común de rostro largo [from synonym]delfín común de rostro cortodelfín común | [details] |
Swedish | springaredelphindelfin | [details] |
Tamil | pomigrapanavai meen | [details] |
Telugu | ganupuli | [details] |
Thai | plaloma pak yao [from synonym] | [details] |
Turkish | yunustyrtaktirtak yunustirtak | [details] |
Ukrainian | Дельфін білобочкаБілобочка чорноморська | [details] |
Welsh | dolffin cyffredin | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Delphinus fulvifasciatus Wagner, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Delphinus algeriensis Loche, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Delphinus forsteri Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Delphinus frithii Blyth, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Delphinus bairdi Norris & Prescott, 1961)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Delphinus albimanus Peale, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Delphinus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Delphinus janira Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Delphinus marginatus Lafont, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Delphinus major Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Delphinus moorei Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Delphinus microps Burmeister, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Delphinus fulvofasciatus True, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (785 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Delphinus dussumieri Blanford, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Delphinus longirostris G. Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Delphinus loriger Wiegmann, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Common Dolphin (longbeaked)) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus bairdii) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus capensis) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus delphis)
To GenBank (57470 nucleotides; 41378 proteins)
To GenBank (642 nucleotides; 527 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 550846 Delphinus delphis Radiograph 001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572706 Level A datasheet)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Delphinus fulvifasciatus Wagner, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Delphinus algeriensis Loche, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Delphinus forsteri Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Delphinus frithii Blyth, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Delphinus bairdi Norris & Prescott, 1961)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Delphinus albimanus Peale, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Delphinus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Delphinus janira Gray, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Delphinus marginatus Lafont, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Delphinus major Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Delphinus moorei Gray, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Delphinus microps Burmeister, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Delphinus fulvofasciatus True, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (785 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Delphinus dussumieri Blanford, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Delphinus longirostris G. Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Delphinus loriger Wiegmann, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Common Dolphin (longbeaked)) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus bairdii) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus capensis) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinus delphis)
To GenBank (57470 nucleotides; 41378 proteins)
To GenBank (642 nucleotides; 527 proteins) (from synonym Delphinus bairdii Dall, 1873)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 550846 Delphinus delphis Radiograph 001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572706 Level A datasheet)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828)
To ITIS