Tursiops truncatus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Delphinidae

The family Delphinidae has been called a 'taxonomic trash basket', because many small to medium-sized odontocetes of various forms have been lumped together in this group for centuries. Consequentely, the so-called delphinids are diverse in form. They range in size from 1 to 1.88 m dolphins of the genera Sotalia and Cephalorhynchus, to the killer whale , in which males can reach lengths of at least 9.8 m. However, most delphinids share the following characteristics: a marine habitat , a noticeable beak, conical teeth, and a large falcate dorsal fin set near the middle of the back. There are exceptions to everyone of these rules , except the presence of basically conical teeth.

Physical Description

Habitat

Coastal and Oceanic species. Populations generally occur in water in less than 30 miles from shore . Found in open coasts with strong surf to sheltered bays and waterways , lagoons , large estuaries and the lower reaches of rivers .

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -337 meters (-1,104 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats : 9.1 Marine Neritic - Pelagic 9.10 Marine Neritic - Estuaries 10.1 Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)

Biology

Diet

Feeding behaviour is extremely varied, depending on what is available. They may co-operate to forage on large schools of fish, or chase individual fish inshore. They have also been seen feeding behind trawlers and other fishing boats . This adaptability in feeding has undoubtedly contributed to their success, and enabled them to range so extensively.

Reproduction

Life Span: 30+ years. Gestation period : 12 months. Peak seasons for mating: May and June. Calving interval: two to three years. Nursing lasts: calves suckle for up to 18 months. Sexual maturity begins at 9-10 for males and 10-13 years for females.

Behavior

Bottlenose Dolphins live in fairly open groups, generally containing no more than 20 animals, but large herds have been seen offshore. They commonly associate with other dolphin species, and sometimes they may interbreed.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 08-Jun-2002

Similar Species

Members of the genus Tursiops

There are approximately 24 species in this genus:

T. aduncus (Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin) · T. catalania · T. cymodice · T. dawsoni · T. fergusoni · T. gephyreus · T. gilli · T. gillii · T. maugeanus · T. nesarnack · T. nesarnack catalania · T. nuuanu · T. oligodon · T. osennae · T. parvimanus · T. species · T. truncatus (Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin) · T. truncatus aduncus (Southern Bottle-Nosed Dolphin) · T. truncatus gilli · T. truncatus gillii · T. truncatus ponticus (Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin) · T. truncatus truncatus (Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin) · T. tursio · T. x

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Notes

Contributors

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:

• Australian Antarctic Data Centre, National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database
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• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Mammal specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Mammalogy Collection
• Museum of Texas Tech University
• , Mammal specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Mammal Collection
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Mammals dataset.
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
• University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection
• University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Mammal Collection
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• , Mammal specimens
• University of Washington Burke Museum, Mammal Specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478551
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-612621
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13276632
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180426
• IUCN ID: 22563
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAGE04010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178533

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 911.890 based on 11,489 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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