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.
Bottlenose dolphins â Genus Tursiops. The fluke is the name of the tail, and it doesnât contain any muscle, cartilage, or bone. Instead, it has very dense connective tissue. The dorsal fin is curved for the Bottlenose dolphin, but the overall shape of it can vary by individual.