Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose Dolphin
Category: Dolphins
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus
Size: 5 to 12 ft.  
Distribution: Warm and temperate seas worldwide
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  └Mammalia (Class)
   └Cetartiodactyla (Order)
    └Cetacea (Infraorder)
     └Delphinidae (Family)
      └Tursiops (Genus)
       └T. truncatus (Species)

Marine Reptiles & Mammals
Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

Short-Finned Pilot Whale

Spinner Dolphin



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