Common Name
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Delphinidae
Species Name
Delphinus delphis
Status
Lower Risk, except for Mediterranean subpopulation which is Endangered
States
California
Distribution
Worldwide: temperate and tropical waters, including the Black Sea
Notes
Bouncy and acrobatic; often leaps high out of the water. May bow-ride for extended periods and will follow the bow waves of large whales. Highly social - group size averages about 100 but can number several thousand. Habitat mainly in deep continental she