| Author: | Ehrenberg, 1833. |
| Citation: | Hemprich and Ehrenberg, Symbolae Physicae., Mammalia, decas II(folio k): ftn. 1. |
| Common Name: | Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin |
| Type Locality: | Ethiopia, Dahlak Arch., Belhosse Isl. |
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean; distribution in Pacific uncertain. |
| Status: | CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient. |
| Comments: | Rice (1998:106) recognized this species based primarily on the work of LeDuc and Curry (1997). There is a growing consensus that this is one of the species of Tursiops that is valid. Its relationship to Tursiops nuuanu remains equivocal. |
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