Risso’s dolphin
Scientific Name: Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812). Common Name: Risso’s dolphin. Classification: Odontoceti, family Delphinidae. Physical notes: Up to 4 m and 500 kg. Heavily scarred body with a blunt, rounded forehead and no beak. Uniform dark grey to patchy grey-and-white as they get older. Distribution and habitat use: Tropical to temperate waters in both…
Common dolphin
Scientific Name: Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758). Common Name: Common dolphin. Classification: Odontoceti, family Delphinidae. Physical notes: Up to 2.5 m and 200 kg with characteristic tan to pale yellow patches on the sides. Distribution and habitat use: Tropical to temperate waters worldwide. Primarily coastal species but can be also found in shelf, and oceanic…
Bottlenose dolphin
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) Common Name: Common bottlenose dolphin. Classification: Odontoceti (toothed whales), family Delphinidae Physical notes: Up to 4 m and 650 kg, with robust bodies, mostly grey in coloration, and with short, stubby beak. Offshore ecotypes are usually bigger and darker in colouration compared to inshore sub-populations. Distribution and habitat use:…