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Bottlenose Dolphins
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Bottlenose Dolphins

Tursiops

Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin. Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis). Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide, being found everywhere except for the Arctic and Antarctic Circle regions.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

speciesTursiops truncatus

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

speciesTursiops erebennus

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

speciesTursiops aduncus

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