Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Also known as Tursiops aduncus, Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
species of mammal
Species
Near ThreatenedIndo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
Habitatmarine
Red Sea.
via IUCN
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- Tursiops aduncus, Port River, Adelaide, Australia - 2003.jpg
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Aerial view of a pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) with calves at Gordon's Bay, Sydney.
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to 230 kg (510 lb). It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa. Its back is dark grey and its belly is lighter grey or nearly white with grey spots.
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Cetaceans of the Indian OceanCetaceans of the Pacific OceanFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIFauna of Temperate South AmericaFauna of the Central Indo-PacificFauna of the Red SeaIUCN Red List near threatened speciesMammals described in 1833Mammals of Southeast AsiaMarine fauna of AfricaMarine fauna of AsiaMarine fauna of Oceania