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Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Mammals

The common bottlenose dolphin is one of the most familiar and widely studied dolphin species, found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, recognized by its curved mouthline, which gives the appearance of a permanent smile, and its short, stubby beak. It is highly intelligent and social, living in fluid groups called pods that can change membership frequently, and it uses echolocation to hunt fish and squid as well as a wide range of vocalizations, including signature whistles that function similarly to individual names. Bottlenose dolphins are found both in open ocean and closer to shore in bays and estuaries, and their adaptability across many habitats has kept the species common overall, classified as being of least concern, though some local populations face threats from pollution and fishing gear.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 2
System (Realm)
Marine 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Scientific Name
Tursiops truncatus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
The live English article prose never states the IUCN category in words; it is recorded only in the automatic taxobox status field, so no prose Quote is stored here rather than storing the raw infobox parameter itself as a quote.
Population Estimate
600,000 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Grey-colored with a short, well-defined beak, a single blowhole and a hooked dorsal fin, its short snout giving the species its common name. 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Delphinidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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Eritrea

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Greece

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Ireland

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mexico

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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New Zealand

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Norway

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Seychelles

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Spain

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Taiwan

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Tanzania

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Ukraine

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops.
  • Automatic taxobox, status field (IUCN Red List, 2019 assessment, article-number e.T22563A156932432), article wikitext section 0
  • Distribution section, sentence 2
    The global population has been estimated at 600,000.
  • Description section, sentence 1
    Common bottlenose dolphins have a grey coloration, a short beak, a single blowhole, and a hooked dorsal fin.
  • Other human interactions
    Dolphin hunting industry exists in multiple countries including Japan, where common bottlenose dolphins are hunted for food annually in the town of Taiji, and the Faroe Islands.
  • Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II
  • In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it receives in captivity in marine parks and dolphinariums, and in movies and television..."
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. NatureServe Explorer: Tursiops truncatus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tursiops truncatus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix I
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Wikidata: Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Wikidata Q174199, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: DelphinidaeView the Source
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