The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, including around India, northern Australia, southern China, the Red Sea and eastern Africa, generally in near shore environments. It grows to about 2.6 meters and up to 230 kilograms, with young born 0.84 to 1.5 meters long, a darker gray back, a lighter belly with distinctive spots, and more teeth than the common bottlenose dolphin, with 23 to 29 teeth on each side of each jaw. It feeds on a wide variety of fish and cephalopods, particularly squid, with fish making up about 87 percent of its diet, and is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, made vulnerable by its dependence on coastal habitat exposed to degradation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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Tursiops, Taxa Source Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tursiops aduncus (Animal Diversity Web)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa.
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NT
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tursiops aduncus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
Economic Importance for Humans
Positive Impacts food food ecotourism ecotourism research and education
In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
Aquatic Biomes reef reef coastal coastal brackish water brackish water
View the Source 4. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q370597 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Tursiops, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q149069 (Tursiops)
View the Source Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Wikipedia)
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