Species profile—Delphinus delphis (short-beaked common dolphin)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins) → Delphinus delphis (short-beaked common dolphin)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1043&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1043&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1043 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
Class
Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
Family
Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins)
Scientific name
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
short-beaked common dolphin
Type reference
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Tom. 1 824 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
1043
Alternate name(s)
common dolphin
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1043 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1043 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.