Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:77.

TYPE LOCALITY: E. North Atlantic ("Oceano Europaeo") .

DISTRIBUTION: Temperate and tropical waters of the world; Black Sea.

COMMENT: Includes bairdii; see Van Bree and Purves, 1972, J. Mammal., 53:372-374; Rice, 1977:12. Does not include tropicalis; see Van Bree and Gallagher, 1978, Beaufortia, 28(342):l-8.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411002009002001 as D. delphis .

5301411002009001001 as D. bairdii .