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Introduction:

Identifying the habitat used by a species is crucial for the development of conservation measures. In the Mediterranean Sea, the sub-population of short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List in 2003 due to its decline. However, available data and knowledge on this subpopulation is limited. D. delphis in the Mediterranean basin is known to be found in both pelagic and neritic environments, even though this species is normally found in deeper waters located offshore. In comparison, bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is usually observed in neritic environments.