Bottlenose dolphin (species: Tursiops truncatus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose dolphin


©Anne Hoggett: Tursiops truncatus east of Hicks Reef.

©Anne Hoggett: A large Tursiops truncatus (estimated at 2.5 to 3 m long) east of Hicks Reef.

©Anne Hoggett: Tursiops truncatus east of Hicks Reef.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Delphinidae
Genus Tursiops
Species Tursiops truncatus
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

No spots on pale underside. The dorsal 'cape' (darker area on back from head to at least rear of dorsal fin) has a paler 'blaze' lateral to the dorsal fin.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Hale, A.S. Barreto and G.J.B. Ross, P.T. (2000). Comparative morphology and distribution of the aduncus and truncatus forms of bottlenose dolphin Tursiops in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Aquatic Mammals, 26(2): 101-110. LIRS catalog number 90395.