Rosenstiel Marine Researcher Identifies New Bottlenose Dolphin Subspecies (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Rosenstiel Marine Researcher Identifies New Bottlenose Dolphin Subspecies

Caption

New subspecies, called the Eastern Tropical Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus nuuanu), is smaller than other common bottlenose dolphins.

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NOAA

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