Species Detail - Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - non-effort related sightings 2003 - 2015".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Delphinus delphis
Common Dolphin
N/A
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
dedel
Linnaeus, 1758
marine mammal
Species
210
73
86
13/01/2004
20/10/2015
1 January (recorded in 1900)
31 December (recorded in 2006)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - non-effort related sightings 2003 - 2015, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/234/Species/134667>