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Tursiops truncatus

(Montagu, 1821)

Black Porpoise

Also known as: Bottlenose Dolphin, Bottlenose Porpoise, Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin, Bottle-Nosed Dolphin

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetartiodactyla

Family

Delphinidae

Where to find it

common

Bahamas

occasional

GreeceMexico (Pacific)

rare

Costa Rica

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Australian Snubfin Dolphin

Peponocephala electra

Blackfish

Grampus griseus

Gray Grampus

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