Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus

Unlike Common Bottlenose Dolphins, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins are smaller and have more teeth. They thrive in the warm temperate to tropical coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

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Animal Type

Mammal

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Range

Indo-Pacific

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Natural Habitat

Coastal Waters

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Diet

Fish, cephalopods

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated
  • NE
    Not Evaluated
  • DD
    Data Deficient
  • LC
    Least Concern
  • NT
    Near Threatened
  • VU
    Vulnerable
  • EN
    Endangered
  • CR
    Critically Endangered
  • EW
    Extinct in the Wild
  • EX
    Extinct
Extinct
NT
Near Threatened

Likely to become threatened in the near future

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