Delphinus delphis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Delphinus
- Species
- Delphinus delphis
- Scientific Name
- Delphinus delphis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Common dolphin
The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) 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 dolphins, humpback dolphin, striped dolphin, spinner dolphin, Clymene dolphin, spotted dolphin, Fraser's dolphin, the tucuxi, and the Guiana dolphin.
The common dolphin was once divided into two different species, the short-beaked common dolphin and the long-beaked common dolphin. These are now generally regarded as ecotypes. Recent research shows that many long-beaked populations worldwide are not closely related to one another, often originating from short-beaked ancestors, and they do not consistently share the same derived traits. For this reason, these forms are no longer classified as separate species.
Despite its name, the common dolphin is not widely considered the "archetypal" dolphin; that role is more often associated with the bottlenose dolphin, largely because of its frequent appearances in aquaria and the media. Nevertheless, the common dolphin held cultural significance in antiquity and frequently appeared in Greek and Roman art, such as in murals created by the Minoan civilization.
...Delphinus delphis in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Kortbek Gewone Dolfyn
- Afrikaans
- Gewone Dolfyn
- Afrikaans
- Langbek Gewone Dolfyn
- Arabic
- دلفين شائع قصير المنقار
- Arabic
- دلفين شائع طويل المنقار
- Basque
- Izurde arrunta
- Bokmål
- Gulflankedelfin
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен делфин
- Catalan
- Dofí comú de musell curt
- Chinese
- 真海豚
- Chinese
- 長吻真海豚
- Czech
- delfín obecný
- Danish
- Almindelig delfin
- Dutch
- Gewone Dolfijn
- Dutch
- Kortsnuitdolfijn
- Dutch
- Kaapse Dolfijn
- Dutch
- Langsnuit Gewone Dolfijn
- English
- Common Dolphin
- English
- Saddle-backed Dolphin
- English
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin
- English
- Short-beaked Saddle-backed Dolphin
- English
- Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin
- English
- Atlantic Dolphin
- English
- Pacific Dolphin
- English
- Long-beaked Common Dolphin
- Finnish
- Delfiini
- Finnish
- Juoksiainen
- Finnish
- Tavallinen delfiini
- French
- Dauphin Commun
- French
- Dauphin commun à bec large
- Galician
- Golfiño común
- German
- Gemeiner Delfin
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Delfin
- German
- Langschnäuziger Gemeiner Delfin
- Hebrew
- דולפין מצוי
- Hebrew
- דולפין מצוי קצר-חוטם
- Hebrew
- דולפין מצוי ארוך-חוטם
- Italian
- Delfino comune
- Italian
- Delfino comune a becco lungo
- Japanese
- マイルカ
- Japanese
- ハセイルカ
- Korean
- 큰돌고래
- Modern Greek
- Κοινό Δελφίνι
- Modern Greek
- Κοινό Μακρύρυγχο Δελφίνι
- Māori
- Popokanua
- Māori
- Aihe
- Portuguese
- Golfinho-comum
- Portuguese
- Golfinho-comum-de-bico-longo
- Russian
- Дельфин-белобочка
- Russian
- Длиннорылая Белобочка
- Russian
- Обыкновенный дельфин
- Swedish
- sadeldelfin
- Turkish
- Tırtak
- Turkish
- uzun burunlu bayağı yunus
- Ukrainian
- Дельфін білобокий
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