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The bottlenose dolphin is a toothed whale in the genus Tursiops.They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. [3] Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus).
The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops.The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it receives in human care in marine parks and dolphinariums, and in movies and television programs. [5]
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is generally smaller than the common bottlenose dolphin, has a proportionately longer rostrum, and has spots on its belly and lower sides. [5] [6] It also has more teeth than the common bottlenose dolphin — 23 to 29 teeth on each side of each jaw compared to 21 to 24 for the common bottlenose dolphin. [6]
Common bottlenose dolphin: Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821: LC: 600,000 [22] 150–650 kg (330–1,430 lb) Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin: Tursiops aduncus Ehrenberg, 1833: NT: Unknown 230 kg (510 lb) Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin: Tursiops erebennus Cope, 1865: NE: Unknown Unknown Unknown [cetacean needed]
Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins, found in shallow water from Florida to New York, are also more closely related to coastal dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean than their offshore ...
A common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and possibly extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin).
A 6.5 foot-long bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Port Royal Dec. 5. Dolphins have a cartilaginous flap called a “goose beak,” which keeps the respiratory (trachea) and digestive (esophagus ...
Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin that inhabits coastal waters in the eastern United States. This species was previously considered a nearshore variant of the common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus .