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COMMON NAME: Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tursiops aduncus

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SUBORDER: Odontoceti

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LENGTH: 2.7m

  • Melon less convex than in the Common Bottlenose
    Dolphin

  • Dorsal fin is larger and less falcate than common
    Bottlenose Dolphin

  • Often in pods of 100s, typical groups of around 20

  • Lighter, often flecked/spotted undersides

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