Ole Johan Brett, Norwegen
Info
(Montagu, 1821)
Special thanks for the fotos to Ole Johann Brett, Norway.
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean and Black Sea. Tropical to temperate.
Biology:
Found primarily in coastal and inshore regions of tropical and temperate waters of the world; also inhabits pelagic waters, such as those in the eastern tropical Pacific.
Feeds on fish.
Preyed upon by great white sharks.
Dolphins are directly caught for use as shark-bait in Sta. Ana and Aparri, Philippines.
Found primarily in coastal and inshore regions of tropical and temperate waters of the world; also inhabits pelagic waters, such as those in the eastern tropical Pacific.
Synonyms:
inus (Tursio) cymodoce Burmeister, 1867
Delphinus compressicauda Lesson, 1828
Delphinus erebennus Cope, 1865
Delphinus metis [No.1] Gray, 1846
Delphinus nesarnack Lacépède, 1804
Delphinus nesarnak Reichenback, 1846
Delphinus parvimanus Lutken, 1887
Delphinus troncatus F. Cuvier, 1836
Delphinus truncatus Montagu, 1821
Delphinus tursio Bonnaterre, 1789
Delphinus tursio obtusus Schlegel, 1862
Tursio cymodice Figueira, 1894
Tursio metis Gray, 1868
Tursio truncatus Gray, 1843
Tursiops gephyreus Lahille, 1908
Tursiops gilli Dall, 1873
Tursiops gillii Scammon, 1874
Tursiops maugeanus Iredale & Troughton, 1934
Tursiops nuuanu Andrews, 1911
Tursiops parvimanus Van Beneden, 1886
Tursiops subridens Flower, 1884
Tursiops truncantus Montagu, 1821
Tursiops truncatus gilli Tomilin, 1962
Tursiops truncatus gillii Tomilin, 1957
Tursiops tursio Gervais, 1855
Special thanks for the fotos to Ole Johann Brett, Norway.
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean and Black Sea. Tropical to temperate.
Biology:
Found primarily in coastal and inshore regions of tropical and temperate waters of the world; also inhabits pelagic waters, such as those in the eastern tropical Pacific.
Feeds on fish.
Preyed upon by great white sharks.
Dolphins are directly caught for use as shark-bait in Sta. Ana and Aparri, Philippines.
Found primarily in coastal and inshore regions of tropical and temperate waters of the world; also inhabits pelagic waters, such as those in the eastern tropical Pacific.
Synonyms:
inus (Tursio) cymodoce Burmeister, 1867
Delphinus compressicauda Lesson, 1828
Delphinus erebennus Cope, 1865
Delphinus metis [No.1] Gray, 1846
Delphinus nesarnack Lacépède, 1804
Delphinus nesarnak Reichenback, 1846
Delphinus parvimanus Lutken, 1887
Delphinus troncatus F. Cuvier, 1836
Delphinus truncatus Montagu, 1821
Delphinus tursio Bonnaterre, 1789
Delphinus tursio obtusus Schlegel, 1862
Tursio cymodice Figueira, 1894
Tursio metis Gray, 1868
Tursio truncatus Gray, 1843
Tursiops gephyreus Lahille, 1908
Tursiops gilli Dall, 1873
Tursiops gillii Scammon, 1874
Tursiops maugeanus Iredale & Troughton, 1934
Tursiops nuuanu Andrews, 1911
Tursiops parvimanus Van Beneden, 1886
Tursiops subridens Flower, 1884
Tursiops truncantus Montagu, 1821
Tursiops truncatus gilli Tomilin, 1962
Tursiops truncatus gillii Tomilin, 1957
Tursiops tursio Gervais, 1855
