(Delphinus delphis)

Name in English: Common Dolphin
Name in Spanish: DELFIN COMUN
Name in German: Gemeiner Delfin
Size: 1.70-2.50 in length
Weight: 70-110Kg Kg

Distribution and habitat: The common dolphin is an oceanic and cosmopolitan species. It is present in all the seas of both hemispheres with water temperatures ranging between 10 and 28° C, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It generally avoids polar regions, which fall below this temperature range. It is resident in the seas around the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Descripción: The common dolphin has a coloration of the dorsal part that varies from dark grey to dark brown and black. This coloration becomes lighter as we get closer to the tail. The belly of the common dolphin is creamy white and then light grey. The bill is very thin and can be distinguished from the head by a frontal groove. The dorsal crest is falciform and measures one third of the body.