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    Cowfish

    Cowfish

    Tursiops truncatus

    Whales & Dolphins
    Least Concern

    The Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) is recorded at 119 diving areas across 58 countries, most often around Scapa Flow, Orkney, Florida Keys and Azores.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 10 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    TasmaniaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    Sandy IslandAnguilla
    Rarely seen here
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Frequently seen here
    AndrosBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Frequently seen here
    Eleuthera & Harbour IslandBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Exuma CaysBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Long IslandBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Frequently seen here
    South CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    West CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    North ShoreBermuda
    Rarely seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    VaraderoCuba
    Frequently seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Regularly seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Occasionally seen here
    CarriacouGrenada
    Rarely seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Regularly seen here
    NegrilJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Occasionally seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Occasionally seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Rarely seen here
    Anse La RayeSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    Soufriere & The PitonsSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    St. VincentSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Rarely seen here
    Tobago CaysSt. Vincent & the Grenadines
    Rarely seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Occasionally seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Ambergris CayeBelize
    Frequently seen here
    Lighthouse ReefBelize
    Frequently seen here
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean CoastCosta Rica
    Regularly seen here
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Regularly seen here
    UtilaHonduras
    Frequently seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Regularly seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Regularly seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Bora BoraFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    SalCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    SantiagoCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Occasionally seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Regularly seen here
    Inner IslandsSeychelles
    Occasionally seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyDelphinidae
    GenusTursiops

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