Upper body dark to light grey, fading to white underneath. Head and tail stock paler than body when viewed from above. Beak short and wide

At a glance

Habitat Open water, bays and occasionally tidal areas of rivers
Size Up to 3.8 m long
Origin Native
Distribution Worldwide. Most Australian waters
Descriptions
Distribution
Worldwide. Most Australian waters
Habitat
Open water, bays and occasionally tidal areas of rivers
Size
Up to 3.8 m long
Common Name Bottlenose Dolphin
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassMammalia
SubclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
SuborderWhippomorpha
InfraorderCetacea
SectionOdontoceti
FamilyDelphinidae
GenusTursiops
SpeciesTursiops truncatus
Synonyms

Synonyms

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