Derived from an old diminutive of MARTIN. MAXWELL Scottish. From a place name meaning Mack's stream, from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name MAGNUS, combined with Old English wella stream ...
For the ray-finned fish known as common dolphin, see Mahi-mahi. The common dolphin is the name given to two species (and possibly a third) of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus. Prior to the mid-1990s, most taxonomists only recognised one species in this genus, the common dolphin Delphinus delphis.
In B.C., eight species of delphinids have been recorded, including killer whales (the worldâs largest dolphin), Pacific white sided dolphins, Rissoâs dolphins, Northern right whale dolphins, false killer whales, long-beaked common dolphins, striped dolphins, and pilot whales (possible).