Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tursiops aduncus
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin in 7 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin endangered?

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin?

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Tursiops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to 230 kg (510 lb). It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa. Its back is dark grey and its belly is lighter grey or nearly white with grey spots.

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (revision 1369116232), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q370597 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).