Mojo Sealife Common Dolphin 387358

The common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphins that are part of the genus Delphinus. Taxonomists and cetologists usually recognize two species: the short-beaked common dolphin, which retains the systematic name Delphinus delphis, and the long-beaked common dolphin, called Delphinus capensis.Despite its name, the common dolphin is not the dolphin of the popular imagination that distinction belongs to the bottlenose dolphin due to its widespread use in marine parks and its appearance on the television series Flipper. However, this dolphin was most represented in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.Dimensions: 12 x 5.5 x 3 centimeters.