Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetartiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Delphinus
Where to Find
Found in 49 diving areas across 28 countries and 8 regions.
- South Australia, Australia - 193 records
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 64 records
- Victoria, Australia - 44 records
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 7 records
- Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - 6968 records
- Kaikōura, New Zealand - 131 records
- Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand - 3167 records
- Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - 1 records
- Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica - 5 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 1 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 57 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 1 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Ksamil, Albania - 5 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 1 records
- Corsica, France - 27 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 8 records
- Alonissos Marine Park, Greece - 22 records
- Dodecanese, Greece - 1 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 1237 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 495 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 8 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 20 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 1 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 382 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 459 records
- Azores, Portugal - 15505 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 34 records
- Canary Islands, Spain - 48 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 10 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 6 records
- Bodrum, Turkey - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 2066 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 18 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 454 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 11 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 857 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 1 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 3 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 39 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 1 records
- Dubai & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 1 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 49 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 35 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 2 records
- Mancora & North Coast, Peru - 2 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 10 records