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COMMON NAME: Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tursiops aduncus
SUBORDER: Odontoceti
LENGTH: 2.7m
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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
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Lighter, often flecked/spotted undersides
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