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Bottle-nosed dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

large marine mammal

Habitat:

spotted in the Indian River very near a residential dock

Notes:

there were dozens of dolphins in the area from daybreak until late morning

Reference Links:

Bottlenose dolphin

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
auntnance123
There were SO many dolphin, I first thought they were two more dorsal fins; but I believe they're mullet--the proverbial 'ones that got away'. This was the only fishing going on at the dock this morning.
Riverboy
Nice. Is that 2 mullet jumping out of the way in the 2nd pic?
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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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