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    Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin

    Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin

    Tursiops aduncus

    Whales & Dolphins
    Near Threatened

    The Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 11 countries, most often around Sydney & New South Wales, Lord Howe Island and South Australia.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 3 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Lord Howe IslandAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Andaman IslandsIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Regularly seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    DahabEgypt
    Regularly seen here
    Deep SouthEgypt
    Regularly seen here
    El GounaEgypt
    Frequently seen here
    HurghadaEgypt
    Frequently seen here
    Marsa AlamEgypt
    Regularly seen here
    SafagaEgypt
    Regularly seen here
    Sharm el-SheikhEgypt
    Frequently seen here
    EilatIsrael
    Rarely seen here
    AqabaJordan
    Occasionally seen here
    Aqaba Marine ParkJordan
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyDelphinidae
    GenusTursiops

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