Delphinus capensis Gray 1828
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Delphinus capensis Gray 1828 View in CoL
Delphinus capensis Gray 1828 View in CoL , Spicil. Zool., 1: 1-2.
Type Locality: Cape of Good Hope.
Vernacular Names: Long-beaked Common Dolphin.
Synonyms: Delphinus bairdii Dall 1873 ; Delphinus major Gray 1866 ; Delphinus tropicalis van Bree 1971 .
Distribution: Near-shore tropical to temperate waters, world-wide.
Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: See Heyning and Perrin (1994) for details. Rice (1998:112) recognized D. tropicalis (Arabian Common Dolphin) as a separate species.
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