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Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Delphinidae [family]
Tursiops [genus] (1)
truncatus [species]

Classification

Delphinidae [family]
Tursiops [genus] (1)
truncatus [species]

Names

Dutch name Tuimelaar
English name Bottlenose Dolphin
Alternative English name Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Papiamento name Toníu
Valid name Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)

Classification