Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops. While formerly known simply as the bottlenose dolphin, this term is now applied to the genus Tursiops as a whole.

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Spring (April-May)· Summer (May–June)
A dolphin surfs the wake of a research boat on the Banana River - near the Kennedy Space Center. Photo shared on Wikipedia by NASA.
A dolphin surfs the wake of a research boat on the Banana River - near the Kennedy Space Center. Photo shared on Wikipedia by NASA.
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Common Bottlenose Dolphin observed by thomastran
May 13, 2026
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA, US
byTyWild12
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Common Bottlenose Dolphin observed by landonhuter
May 13, 2026
MX
bylandonhuter
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Grand Dauphin observed by dianecelebi
May 13, 2026
Marlborough Sounds Ward, Marlborough, NZ
byDiane Çelebi
Research Grade
· 4 IDs
Common Bottlenose Dolphin observed by bmurtha
May 13, 2026
Tasman Sea, Marlborough Sounds Ward, Marlborough, NZ
byBrendan Murtha
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
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