What is the taxonomy of bottlenose dolphins?

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION. COMMON NAME: bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, bottle-nosed dolphin. KINGDOM ... The source of their common name, bottlenose dolphins exhibit a pronounced anterior rostrum (often referred to as a beak), typically 7-8cm (3 in.) in length. read more

Bottlenose dolphins can sometimes be confused with the rough-toothed dolphins, Risso's dolphins, and Atlantic spotted dolphins in regions of overlapping distributions. Bottlenose dolphins range in lengths from 6.0 to 12.5 ft (1.8 to 3.8 m) with males slightly larger than females. read more

Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin. Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and the Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis). read more