Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

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)
└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

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