t. truncatus is the species of a bottlenose dolphin.
what is the species of a bottlenose dolphin?
t. truncatus
until 1998, all bottlenose dolphins were considered members of the single species "t. truncatus". in that year, the indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin was recognized as a separate species. the indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin is generally smaller than the common bottlenose dolphin, has a proportionately longer rostrum, and has spots on its belly and lower sides. it also has more teeth than the common bottlenose dolphin — 23 to 29 teeth on each side of each jaw compared to 21 to 24 for the common bottlenose dolphin. some evidence shows the indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin may actually be more closely related to certain dolphin species in the genera "stenella" and "delphinus", especially the atlantic spotted dolphin ("s. frontalis"), than it is to the common bottlenose dolphin.
indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin
bottlenose dolphins have been known to hybridize with other dolphin species. hybrids with risso's dolphin occur both in the wild and in captivity. the best known is the wolphin, a false killer whale-bottlenose dolphin hybrid. the wolphin is fertile, and two currently live at the sea life park in hawaii. the first was born in 1985 to a female bottlenose. wolphins also exist in the wild. in captivity, a bottlenose dolphin and a rough-toothed dolphin hybridized. a common dolphin-bottlenose dolphin hybrid born in captivity lives at seaworld california. other hybrids live in captivity around the world and in the wild, such as a bottlenose dolphin-atlantic spotted dolphin hybrid.
bottlenose dolphin