Delphinus capensis Gray 1828

Delphinus capensis Gray 1828, 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.