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Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Delphinidae marine or true dolphins

Genus: Tursiops

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Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Tursiops aduncus
[Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin]

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Tursiops australis
[Burrunan dolphin]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Tursiops truncatus
[Bottlenose dolphin]

Scientific Name Tursiops aduncus Tursiops australis Tursiops truncatus	English Name Bottlenose dolphin Burrunan dolphin Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin	Distribution Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci Indian Ocean and Western Indo-West Pacific	Max. Length 270 BL 380 TL	Year 1821 1833 2011

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