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.
There are two species of bottlenose dolphins, the common bottlenose dolphin (scientific name: Tursiops truncatus) and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (scientific name: Tursiops aduncus).ottlenose dolphins have great flexibility because they have fewer fused vertebrae in their necks than other dolphins. Color: The bottlenose dolphin is generally a dark gray on the upper part of its body, fading into a lighter gray on both sides of its body. The belly color can range from white to light pinkish color.