General Description
Upper body dark to light grey, fading to white underneath. Beak short and wide with 21-29 pairs of teeth in each jaw. Mouth curves upwards. Up to 3.1 m long.
Biology
Bottlenose Dolphins live in groups of less than 20. They eat a range of food, mostly fish and squid. They are usually found in offshore locations in the Bass Strait region, and are very rarely seen in Port Phillip. Humans interactions include: Common in captivity, where they are often trained to perform for humans.
Distribution
Worldwide.
Habitat
Open water, bays and occasionally tidal areas of rivers.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Upper body dark to light grey, fading to white underneath.
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Maximum Size
3.1 m
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Trade restrictions (Appendix II), FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least concern
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m), Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
Surface, Midwater
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
Bottlenose Dolphin
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Species Name
truncatus
