Tursiops aduncus

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lexID:: 12157
AphiaID:: 254983

Scientific:: Tursiops aduncus
German:: Indopazifischer Großer Tümmler
English:: Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Spotted Bottlenose Dolphin

Category:
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Delphinidae (Family) > Tursiops (Genus) > aduncus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ehrenberg, [1833]), 1832

Occurrence:: Cambodia, Uruguay, Pakistan, Hong Kong, South Australia, Vietnam, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Great Australian Bigh, Tansania, New South Wales (Australia), Gulf of Oman / Oman, Somalia, Yemen, Timor Sea, Réunion , Western Australia, Myanmar, East Coast Australia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Comores, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Mayotte, Northern Territory (Australia), Brunei Darussalam, Peru, Andamanhavet, Arafura hav, Argentina, Australien, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bengalske golf, Borneo, Egypten, Filippinerne, Great barrier reef, Hawaii, Indiske ocean, Indo Stillehavet, Indonesien, Japan, Kenya, Kina, Koralhavet, Madagascar, Malaysia, Ny Kaledonien, Papua NeuGuinea , Queensland, Ryukyu øerne, Rødehavet, Salomonøerne, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syd Afrika, Sydatlanten, Sydkinesiske hav, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, USA, Vestlige Indiske ocean, Øst Afrika
Sea depth:: 0 - 2000 Meter
Size:: 2,00 cm - 2,70 cm
Weight:: 230 kg
Temperature:: 4°C - 28°C
Food:: Sardines, Carnivore, Blæksprutte, Koralfisk, Skaldyr, Små fisk
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Data deficient (DD)

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