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Short-beaked common dolphin

(Delphinus delphis)
🐋 Cetacean Threatened Species
Short-beaked common dolphin
Species Details
Scientific Name
Delphinus delphis
ORGANISM TYPE
🐋 Cetacean
CATEGORY
Threatened Species
Common Name
Short-beaked common dolphin

Vulnerable

It is a highly colourful, slender dolphin with a distinctive hourglass pattern. It has a yellow front flank, grey rear flank, black back, and white belly, with a black eye patch and dark beak. Adults reach 2–2.5 m and have 40–61 teeth on each half of both jaws. Max length: 260 cm

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