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Short-beaked common dolphin

Delphinus delphis

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From Wikipedia: The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin (D. capensis), occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, with the possible exception of the Indian Ocean. There are more short-beaked common dolphins than any other dolphin species in the warm-temperate portions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is also found in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas.

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Kiloueka
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Kiloueka

Avalon, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 12, 2012

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