Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Synonyms: Delphinus bairdii Dall 1873, Delphinus moorei Gray 1866, Delphinus moorii Gray 1866

Belongs to Delphinus according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

Sister taxa: Delphinus attenuata, Delphinus dationum, Delphinus delphis, Delphinus domeykoi, Delphinus tropicalis, Delphinus truncatus, Lagenodelphis hosei, Eudelphinus compressus, Eudelphinus pliocaenus, Tursiops osennae, Tursiops astensis, Tursiops capellinii, Tursiops aduncus, Tursiops brocchii

Type specimens:

• Delphinus capensis: BM 41.1734, an other (whole mount)
• Delphinus bairdii:
• Delphinus moorei: Liverpool Free Museum, a skull.

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 62.0, scapula length 88.5

Estimated body mass: 69.2 kg based on humerus length