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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 dolphin's range is patchy, with major populations around South America, southwestern Africa, New Zealand, and various oceanic islands, with some sightings around southern Australia and Tasmania. Like its closest relative, the dusky dolphin has a multi-coloured pigmentation of black, grey and white.
In comparison to other dolphin species, the Atlantic spotted dolphin is medium-sized. Newborn calves are about 35–43 in (89–109 cm) long, while adults can reach a length of 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) and a weight of 140 kg (310 lb) in males, and 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) and 130 kg (290 lb) in females.
Current ranges of the Indus river dolphin and Ganges river dolphin South Asian river dolphins are toothed whales in the genus Platanista , which inhabit the waterways of the Indian subcontinent . They were historically considered to be one species ( P. gangetica ) with the Ganges river dolphin and the Indus river dolphin being subspecies ( P. g ...
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
Range map The southern right whale dolphin ( Lissodelphis peronii ) is a small and slender species of cetacean , found in cool waters of the Southern Hemisphere . It is one of two species of right whale dolphin (genus Lissodelphis ).
Range map The northern right whale dolphin ( Lissodelphis borealis ) is a small, slender species of cetacean found in the cold and temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean . Lacking a dorsal fin, and appearing superficially porpoise -like, it is one of the two species of right whale dolphin .