Tursiops truncatus

Bottlenose Dolphin at Jervis Bay Marine Park

Tursiops truncatus at Jervis Bay Marine Park - 16 Jul 2018
Tursiops truncatus at Jervis Bay Marine Park - 16 Jul 2018
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Identification history

Tursiops truncatus 30 Apr 2024 Liam.m
Dolphin-unknown species 30 Apr 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Tursiops aduncus 19 Jul 2018 PatrickCampbell

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A pod swimming slowly alongside the beach, mid-afternoon in mid-winter.

3 comments

Gaia wrote:
   20 Jul 2018
Sorry I can held in this ID
   24 Jul 2018
It looks like Tursiops aduncus, which is the species most commonly seen in the bay, so it's a best guess until I can get better photos or an expert opinion.
Thanks anyway Gaia.
Gaia wrote:
   29 Jul 2018
Sorry I can not help with this ID

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  • Tursiops truncatus Scientific name
  • Bottlenose Dolphin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 46.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 127 images trained Machine learning

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