Common bottlenose dolphin

Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0011Males and females look different

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Behaviour

Behavior and movement

The common bottlenose dolphin uses sound, including echolocation, to explore its surroundings and find prey.

SRC-139

Each bottlenose dolphin is believed to have its own distinctive signature whistle that it keeps throughout its life; it develops in a calf from about one month of age, helping it stay in contact with its mother.

SRC-344

Sources (2)

Sources

4NOAA Fisheries — Common Bottlenose DolphinSRC-139
7Tursiops truncatus — bottlenosed dolphinSRC-344

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Sources

1Rabaoui et al. 2021 — Diversity, Distribution, and Density of Marine Mammals Along the Saudi Waters of the Arabian GulfSRC-062
2Duporge et al. 2024 — Passive acoustic monitoring and visual sighting survey of cetacean occurrence patterns in Saudi ArabiaSRC-061
3CMS Technical Series No. 33 — Cetaceans of the Red SeaSRC-140
4NOAA Fisheries — Common Bottlenose DolphinSRC-139
5Handbook of the Mammals of the World — Tursiops truncatus species accountSRC-176
6GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)SRC-161
7Tursiops truncatus — bottlenosed dolphinSRC-344
8A Review of Cetaceans from Waters off the Arabian Peninsula (Baldwin, Gallagher & Van Waerebeek), submitted to CBD EBSA workshop 2015SRC-345