Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

            The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin (D. capensis), occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, including the Indian Ocean although in smaller quantities than other places they are found. 

There are more short-beaked common dolphins than any other dolphin species in the warm-temperate portions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is also found in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. The short-beaked common dolphin is also abundant in the Black Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Red Sea. They follow the gulf stream up to Norwegian waters. Seldom do any short-beaked dolphin venture near the Arctic.

The short-beaked common dolphin is a medium sized dolphin, smaller than the more widely known bottlenose dolphin. Adults vary in length from five to eight feet and range in mass from 100 to 136 kilograms or 220.26 to 299 pounds.

Males are generally longer and heavier, with a sexual size dimorphism of 1.06. Mature males also have prominent post anal humps. The colour pattern on the body is unusual. The back is dark and the belly is white, while on each side is an hourglass pattern coloured light grey, yellow or gold in front and dirty grey in back.

It has a long, thin rostrum with 50–60 small, sharp, interlocking teeth on each side of each jaw. Juvenile dolphins have a more muted appearance and become more distinguishable when they mature.

This image was taken in the Bay of Gibraltar whilst onboard the "Dolphin Adventure" Dolphin Watching Boat

Taken in: Gibraltar / Waterport (show map)

Taken on: December 1, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/5.0, 1/3200 sec, 100mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.5 (Windows)
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