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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Delphinidae — thebottlenose dolphins .
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Examples
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Bottlednosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus (DD) and California sea lion Zalophus californianus can also be found within Laguna San Ignacio.
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According to scientific naming, the dolphin above is called Tursiops truncates, but it probably thinks it's named something more like "Bob."
Periscope 2007
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Other species are also taken, although less frequently, including humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), harbour porpoises, and white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus).
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Dolphins include bottle nose Tursiops truncatus, Irrawaddy Orcaella brevirotris (K) and Indo-Pacific humpback Sousa chinensis.
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Bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus can be seen at Monkey Mia.
Shark Bay, Australia 2008
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Marine mammals include bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus, and Californian sea lion Zalophus californianus.
Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008
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Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus live around Malpelo; other dolphins occasionally seen are Risso's Grampus griseus, Fraser's Lagenodelphis hosei, striped Stenella coeruleoalba, Pacific spotted Stenella attenuata, roughtoothed Steno bredanensis, shortbeaked common Delphinus delphis and spinner Stenella longirostris dolphins.
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Populations of bottlenose Tursiops truncatus, humpback Sousa plumbea and spinner Stenella longirostris dolphins live in Park waters.
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A semi-resident population of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, is present at Dulston.
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A number of marine projects have been conducted including measures for the recovery of the monk seal (Monachus monachus) in the Atlantic and support projects for the conservation of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
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