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Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus truncatus
-42.117, 148.357
Field Notes
Description:
dolphin is usually a dark bluish grey with a prominent curved-back dorsal fin. The sides of the head and body are paler grey or brownish grey, which shades gradually into an off-white or pinkish underbelly. The flippers are long and slender with pointed tips and the outer surface is a dark greyish black
Habitat:
T. t. truncatus occurs in southern Queensland, through New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and in Western Australia (to Albany). Bottlenose dolphins can be migratory within this range.
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